Otis - Sandisfield is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 2,608 people and just one neighborhood, Otis - Sandisfield is the 294th largest community in Massachusetts.
Unlike some towns, Otis - Sandisfield isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Otis - Sandisfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Otis - Sandisfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Otis - Sandisfield who work in sales jobs (16.26%), management occupations (8.84%), and office and administrative support (7.58%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.68% 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.
Another notable thing is that Otis - Sandisfield is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Because of many things, Otis - Sandisfield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Otis - Sandisfield 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, Otis - Sandisfield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Otis - Sandisfield’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Otis - Sandisfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Otis - Sandisfield, the average commute to work is 35.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Otis - Sandisfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.47% of adults in Otis - Sandisfield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Otis - Sandisfield in 2022 was $47,109, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,436 for a family of four. However, Otis - Sandisfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Otis - Sandisfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Otis - Sandisfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Otis - Sandisfield include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Otis - Sandisfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Otis - Sandisfield, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 55.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.8% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Massachusetts. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 5.4% have French Canadian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Otis - Sandisfield are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 78.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 32.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (27.1%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Otis - Sandisfield, MA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (16.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.4%), and residents who report Italian roots (14.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (11.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (11.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (78.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.