Compare towns
Bradley vs Cornish vs Unity vs Orono
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Orono has the most renters (58.3% rent).
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 | Bradley | Cornish | Unity | Orono |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
1,803 |
1,858 |
11,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7Highest 5% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2 39% below ME |
21.6±0.3Lowest 52% below ME |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
6.8%±1.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
69.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3 ME: 5.8% |
59.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$59,784±$5kLowest 20% below ME |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$262,900±$39k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325 4% below ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,280±$117Highest 12% above ME |
| Orono and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$4,778Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
60.2%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orono and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
27%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
41.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #26 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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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.