Compare towns
Carthage vs Cornish vs Unity vs Linneus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carthage has the highest household income ($79k).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Linneus has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Carthage | Cornish | Unity | Linneus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 845Lowest |
1,803 |
1,858Highest |
1,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±10.9 4% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
44.6±3.9Highest about the ME average |
| Linneus and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
24%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Linneus and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 10.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
15.3%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,107±$18kHighest 6% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$65,114±$18k 13% below ME |
| Carthage and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$41k 51% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$144,200±$53kLowest 51% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$262Lowest 29% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,239Lowest 59% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,608 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
53.8%±55Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Linneus and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
17 minLowest 29% below ME |
| Work from home | 10%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school 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 | 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.