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Sidney, ME

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Sidney Profile


Overview

Sidney is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,724 people and just one neighborhood, Sidney is the 84th largest community in Maine.

Occupations and Workforce

Sidney is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sidney is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sidney who work in office and administrative support (21.34%), healthcare (13.57%), and management occupations (8.66%).

A relatively large number of people in Sidney telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Sidney is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sidney a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sidney has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sidney’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Sidney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sidney Demographics

The citizens of Sidney are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.47% of adults in Sidney have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sidney in 2018 was $32,473, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,892 for a family of four. However, Sidney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sidney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sidney residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Sidney include English, French, French Canadian, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Sidney is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.


Neighborhood Real Estate Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2022. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more

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Rental Market

 

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Setting

 
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Neighborhood Look and Feel

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Housing Market Details

 

AGE OF Sidney, ME HOMES

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TYPE OF Sidney, ME HOMES

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SIZE OF Sidney, ME HOMES

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SIZE OF Sidney, ME HOMES

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Neighborhood Demographics Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

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Employment Industries in Sidney

 
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Migration & Mobility

 

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 

Diversity Index

(100 is the most diverse)


More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Occupations

 

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

Ancestry (top 20)

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Languages Spoken (top 20)

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Unemployment Rate

 
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Average Income

 

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Education

 

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Neighborhood Crime Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Neighborhood Crime Data

 

total Crime Index

(100 is safest)


Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Annual Crimes
  Violent Property Total
Number of Crimes
Crime Rate
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Neighborhood Violent Crime

violent Crime Index

(100 is safest)


Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Violent Crime Index By Type

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100 is safest

100 is safest

100 is safest

100 is safest

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
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National Median: 4
    Sidney
    Maine

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

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1 in 881

in Maine

Sidney VIOLENT CRIMES

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United States VIOLENT CRIMES

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Neighborhood Property Crime

property Crime Index

(100 is safest)


Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Property Crime Index By Type
Burglary
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Theft
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Motor Vehicle
Theft

100 is safest

100 is safest

100 is safest

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

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National Median: 19
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    Maine

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

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Sidney Property CRIMES

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United States Property CRIMES

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Crimes Per Square Mile

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National Median: 26.8
    Sidney
    Maine

Neighborhood Public School Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

School Rating Information

 

School Quality

(100 is best)

Better than of U.S. schools.

Neighborhood School Quality Rating

Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that serve this neighborhood. Info

Schools That Serve This Neighborhood

 
School Details Grades Quality Rating Compared to ME* Quality Rating Compared to Nation*
Messalonskee Middle School
33 School Bus Drive
Oakland, ME 04963
06-08
James H Bean School
2896 Middle Road
Sidney, ME 04330
PK-05
Messalonskee High School
131 Messalonskee High Drive
Oakland, ME 04963
09-12
Maine Arts Academy School
11 Goldenrod Lane
Sidney, ME 04330
09-12
* 10 is highest

Neighborhood Educational Environment

Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher
Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty

This neighborhood is served by 1 district:

RSU 18


Students Enrolled in This District


Schools in District


Students Per Classroom

District Quality Compared to Maine

(10 is best)

Better than of ME school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of US school districts.

Schools In This District

School District Enrollment By Group

Ethnic/racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic)
Black
Hispanic
Asian Or Pacific Islander
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska
Economic Groups This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 31.4% 39.4%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 25.4% 33.5%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 6.0% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

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