Compare towns
Caswell vs Limestone vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering CaswellHamlin
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caswell has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Limestone has the oldest population (median age 45.3).
Unity has the most expensive homes ($207k median).
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 | Caswell | Limestone | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 243Lowest |
1,579 |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.7±22.1 25% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Limestone and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Caswell and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,173±$15kLowest 42% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,000±$30kLowest 71% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$272 27% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
| Unity and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
$1,332 56% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.2%±46.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 31.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 32% below ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.5%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caswell Public Schools | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.