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Condon, MT

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Overview


Condon is a tiny town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 285 people and just one neighborhood, Condon is the 133rd largest community in Montana.

Condon home prices are not only among the most expensive in Montana, but Condon real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Condon, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.02% of Condon’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Condon is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Condon who work in personal care services (9.18%), the sciences (7.14%), and management occupations (7.14%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Condon has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Condon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Condon is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Condon’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The overall crime rate in Condon is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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!) Condon 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. Condon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Condon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Condon may be for you.

Being a small town, Condon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The overall education level of Condon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.46% of adults in Condon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Condon in 2022 was $37,964, which is upper middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,856 for a family of four. However, Condon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Condon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Condon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Condon include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Condon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Condon, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 35.5%, which is higher than 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 95.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Condon is a great option to consider. According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MT, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.0% of the neighborhoods in Montana. If you are considering retiring to Montana, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 24.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 4.4% have Swedish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Condon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 26.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 31.6% 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 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.2%), and 9.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.3% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Condon, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (24.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (22.4%), and residents who report English roots (16.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.3%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (4.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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