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Baileyville vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the oldest population (median age 47.5).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
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 | Baileyville | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,339Lowest |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±12.6Highest 6% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
| Unity and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143 23% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Baileyville Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.