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Clinton vs Unity vs Lee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the highest household income ($71k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Lee has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Clinton | Unity | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,381 |
1,858Highest |
925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±10.3 8% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
| Lee and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±9.3 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Clinton 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% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$57kHighest 5% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
| Clinton and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,800±$49kLowest 45% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$174,500±$25k 41% below ME |
| Unity and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,709 44% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Lee 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 | #116 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.