Garland's Livability
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B
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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About Garland, ME
Garland, ME is located in Penobscot County in the state of Maine.
The total City Population for Garland is about 809 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $109,938, which is roughly 44% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,619 for the state of Maine, and roughly 49% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $38,333, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,885 for the state of Maine, and roughly 41% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.50Male Population Estimate: 50.9%
Female Population Estimate: 49.1%
Median Age: 55.3
Male Median Age: 43.9
Female Median Age: 45.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.6%
Indian:1.4%
Black:0.4%
Asian:0.4%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.78%
Libertarian: 2.15%
Other: 1.16%
Green: 0.87%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Garland specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Penobscot County: About 1.59403 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Penobscot County: About 86.2511 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Penobscot County is about 60% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 70% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Garland is about 4.6%.
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.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 04939Latitude: 45.054400
Longitude: -69.158600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 485.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 207