West Gardiner is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,667 people and just one neighborhood, West Gardiner is the 120th largest community in Maine.
West Gardiner is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Gardiner is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in West Gardiner who work in sales jobs (14.38%), teaching (11.83%), and office and administrative support (10.31%).
Also of interest is that West Gardiner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
West Gardiner is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, West Gardiner’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) West Gardiner has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. West Gardiner has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Gardiner than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Gardiner may be for you.
West Gardiner is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of West Gardiner citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.35% of adults in West Gardiner have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in West Gardiner in 2018 was $34,901, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,604 for a family of four. However, West Gardiner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call West Gardiner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Gardiner residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Gardiner include English, Scandinavian, French, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in West Gardiner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
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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.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to ME* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Laura E Richards School
279 Brunswick Avenue Gardiner, ME 04345 |
PK-02 | ||
River View Community School
821 River Road South Gardiner, ME 04359 |
03-05 | ||
Helen Thompson School
309 Spears Corner Road West Gardiner, ME 04345 |
PK-05 | ||
Gardiner Area High School
40 West Hill Road Gardiner, ME 04345 |
09-12 | ||
Gardiner Regional Middle School
161 Cobbossee Avenue Gardiner, ME 04345 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 41.6% | 39.4% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 32.7% | 33.5% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 8.8% | 5.9% |
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