Columbia's Livability
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About Columbia, ME
Columbia, ME is located in Washington County in the state of Maine.
The total City Population for Columbia is about 444 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $120,323, which is roughly 32% lower than the Average Home Value of $177,874 for the state of Maine, and roughly 36% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $65,625, which is roughly 18% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,830 for the state of Maine, and roughly 12% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.29Male Population Estimate: 50%
Female Population Estimate: 50%
Median Age: 41.7
Male Median Age: 44.7
Female Median Age: 43.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:8.3%
Indian:3.4%
Asian:0.8%
Other:0.4%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Susan Collins](/assets/images/politicians/senators/susan_collins.jpg)
![Angus King](/assets/images/politicians/senators/angus_king.jpg)
![Janet Mills](/assets/images/politicians/governors/janet_mills.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 38.48%
Other: 1.37%
Libertarian: 1.32%
Green: 0.81%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Columbia specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Washington County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Washington County: About 122.821 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Washington County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 57% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Columbia is about 4.5%.
Maine is ranked #11 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.97 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 72.42The average living wage for the state of Maine is $32.41/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.15/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Maine a minimum wage score of 81.24 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.08/hr, which gives Maine a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Maine is $307.18, resulting in a UI benefit score of 100 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Maine does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Maine does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Maine does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Maine does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Maine does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Maine does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Maine does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Maine does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Maine does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Maine does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Maine does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Maine does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Maine does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Maine does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Maine does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Maine does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Maine does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Maine does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Columbia Falls, ME ( 4.82 mi. )
- Columbia Fls, ME ( 5.25 mi. )
- Harrington, ME ( 6.32 mi. )
- Cherryfield, ME ( 6.56 mi. )
- Centerville, ME ( 7.09 mi. )
- Addison, ME ( 8.45 mi. )
- Deblois, ME ( 9.31 mi. )
- Milbridge, ME ( 9.49 mi. )
- Jonesboro, ME ( 11.19 mi. )
- Steuben, ME ( 12.96 mi. )
- Jonesport, ME ( 13.51 mi. )
- Beddington, ME ( 13.77 mi. )
- Northfield, ME ( 14.28 mi. )
- Day Block Twp, ME ( 14.74 mi. )
- Whitneyville, ME ( 14.83 mi. )
- S Gouldsboro, ME ( 16.31 mi. )
- Roque Bluffs, ME ( 16.53 mi. )
- Beals, ME ( 16.55 mi. )
- Marshfield, ME ( 16.98 mi. )
- Machias, ME ( 17.56 mi. )
- Gouldsboro, ME ( 18.83 mi. )
- Wesley, ME ( 19.04 mi. )
- Sullivan, ME ( 19.23 mi. )
- Prospect Hbr, ME ( 19.64 mi. )
- Corea, ME ( 20.20 mi. )
- Eastbrook, ME ( 20.57 mi. )
- Machiasport, ME ( 20.69 mi. )
- East Machias, ME ( 20.75 mi. )
- Prospect Harbor, ME ( 20.82 mi. )
- Bucks Harbor, ME ( 21.02 mi. )
- Franklin, ME ( 21.06 mi. )
- Sorrento, ME ( 21.83 mi. )
- N Sullivan, ME ( 21.83 mi. )
- South Gouldsboro, ME ( 21.98 mi. )
- Birch Harbor, ME ( 22.31 mi. )
- Osborn, ME ( 22.83 mi. )
- North Sullivan, ME ( 22.89 mi. )
- Winter Harbor, ME ( 23.59 mi. )
- Waltham, ME ( 25.68 mi. )
- Hancock, ME ( 25.89 mi. )
- Aurora, ME ( 26.45 mi. )
- Hulls Cove, ME ( 27.58 mi. )
- Crawford, ME ( 27.68 mi. )
- Lamoine, ME ( 27.83 mi. )
- Whiting, ME ( 28.30 mi. )
- Salsbury Cove, ME ( 28.39 mi. )
- Mariaville, ME ( 28.67 mi. )
- Cutler, ME ( 29.12 mi. )
- Fletchers Landing Twp, ME ( 29.37 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 04623Latitude: 44.670100
Longitude: -67.814500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 112.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 207