Living in Eliot

In Eliot, unemployment is 6.3% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Eliot had a population of 3,719. Annual PM2.5 was 5.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population3,719people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,792EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,991EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.27%country median 4.6% — 37% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

Recorded crime199.7offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 87% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

PM2.5, annual mean5.33µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 75% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other American city that publishes it and cleaner air than 87% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Eliot?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Eliot.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,790 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,991 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official
Recorded property crimes	12 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Is Eliot a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 20–38%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on education · range 30–48%

Student37%strong on safety, weak on education · range 27–47%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–74%

Retirement39%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 28–50%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Eliot?

The median gross salary is about 3,792 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Eliot?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 6.27 % · api.census.gov⁵

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Eliot is 6.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

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Eliot 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,792 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.27 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Eliot?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,093of €2,965 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,965
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,790
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,093

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Eliot Salary needed to live in Eliot

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Eliot. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Open official service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Eliot. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	169.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁶Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Eliot when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime was 199.7 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

How safe is Eliot?

Police recorded about 200 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 199.7 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesEliot highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Eliot200

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	199.7 offences per 100,000country median 1,586	31 Dec 2024	FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting⁸Official
Recorded violent crimes	1 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Eliot's nearest airport was PSM, 9 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	9 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PSM	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Eliot. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

Open official information

Open the full United States section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Eliot.

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Climate and air quality

Eliot's monthly mean temperatures were −4.7°C in January and 20.9°C in July. Eliot's monthly precipitation totalled 85.9 mm in January and 95.5 mm in July. A station-based estimate gives a mean annual temperature of 8.4°C.

Is the air quality good in Eliot?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.33 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁸

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Eliot is 5.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Eliot 5.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.33 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.222 · Feb 1.94 · Mar 6.22 · Apr 13 · May 18.83 · Jun 23.83 · Jul 26.94 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 22.06 · Oct 15.61 · Nov 9 · Dec 3.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -9.56 · Feb -8.67 · Mar -4.17 · Apr 1 · May 6.72 · Jun 11.83 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.06 · Sep 9.89 · Oct 3.89 · Nov -0.944 · Dec -5.78 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.67 · Feb -3.39 · Mar 1 · Apr 7 · May 12.78 · Jun 17.83 · Jul 20.94 · Aug 20.28 · Sep 16 · Oct 9.78 · Nov 4.06 · Dec -1.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 85.85 · Feb 89.41 · Mar 111.5 · Apr 106.7 · May 96.52 · Jun 108.7 · Jul 95.5 · Aug 87.12 · Sep 98.04 · Oct 121.7 · Nov 100.3 · Dec 113.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	20.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.28 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,215 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	27 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	8.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Eliot?

The published population was 3,719 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.02 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	127 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	3,719 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	7,628 people	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Eliot

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

York Beach as an Eliot alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 1.1% York Beach vs 6.3% Eliot−82%
Median gross pay, city: €3,462 (2024) York Beach vs €3,792 (2020) Eliotno percentage
Residents: 3,037 York Beach vs 3,719 Eliot−18%
Annual PM2.5: 5.3 µg/m³ York Beach vs 5.3 µg/m³ Eliotsame level

Full comparison More about York Beach

North Bethesda as an Eliot alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 700 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 3,719 Eliot+1247%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,792 Eliot+61%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 200 (2024) Eliotno percentage
Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 3.0% (2020) Eliotno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.3 µg/m³ Eliot+10%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Eliot

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Berwick 9.1 km away

Rent: 1,572 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,607 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Newmarket 13.5 km away

Rent: 1,572 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,012 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

York Beach 15.6 km away

Rent: 1,617 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Hampton 24.2 km away

Rent: 1,528 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,964 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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South Berwick3,825 residents West Side Highway3,834 residents Northumberland3,835 residents Post3,594 residents Whitehall Township3,555 residents Agua Caliente3,554 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Eliot?

The published population was 3,719 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Eliot?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How safe is Eliot?

Police recorded about 200 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Eliot?

The median gross salary is about 3,792 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Eliot?

The unemployment rate is about 6.3 % (2024). Source: api.census.gov.

How many foreign residents live in Eliot?

127 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Eliot a good place to live?

Eliot may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Eliot?

Dover, South Berwick, Portsmouth, Somersworth, Newmarket are near Eliot. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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