Sumner's Livability
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About Sumner, ME
Sumner, ME is located in Oxford County in the state of Maine.
The total City Population for Sumner is about 1,024 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $133,609, which is roughly 32% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,619 for the state of Maine, and roughly 38% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $46,023, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,885 for the state of Maine, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.46Male Population Estimate: 52%
Female Population Estimate: 48%
Median Age: 44.5
Male Median Age: 45.5
Female Median Age: 45.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.9%
Hispanic:2%
Other:0.6%
Black:0.4%
Asian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.64%
Libertarian: 1.92%
Other: 1.06%
Green: 1.03%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sumner specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Oxford County: About 3.1 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2015)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Oxford County: About 111.906 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Oxford County is about 22% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 61% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Sumner is about 13.8%.
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): 04292Latitude: 44.374000
Longitude: -70.446900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 583.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 207