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Brownfield vs Chapman vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Brownfield | Chapman | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830 |
388Lowest |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Chapman and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
— | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — | 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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| 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.