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Anson vs Anson vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the highest household income ($88k).
Anson has the most homeowners (79.3%).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Anson | Anson | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
2,331Highest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2 3% below ME |
46.7±6.2Highest 4% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Anson and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
11.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
| Anson and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$928±$62Highest 19% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Anson and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,572 48% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | Carrabec High School | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.