Compare towns
Bremen vs Unity vs Waldoboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Waldoboro has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
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 | Bremen | Unity | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,858 |
5,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
| Bremen and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$274,900±$39k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829 7% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,861Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 minHighest 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Unity 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 | — | — | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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| 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.