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Because of many things, Point Lookout is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Point Lookout really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Point Lookout perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Point Lookout is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Point Lookout, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.67 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For a small town, Point Lookout has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the train. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Point Lookout exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

If knowledge is power, Point Lookout is a pretty powerful place. 55.37% of the adults in Point Lookout have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Point Lookout in 2018 was $83,592, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $334,368 for a family of four. However, Point Lookout contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Point Lookout home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Point Lookout residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Point Lookout include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Point Lookout is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Italian.