Compare towns
Corinth vs Unity vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Benton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Corinth | Unity | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Highest |
1,858Lowest |
2,770 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42.8±6Highest 4% below ME |
| Benton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Benton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$61,437±$5kLowest 18% below ME |
| Corinth and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$176,700±$23k 40% below ME |
| Unity and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157 22% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,110±$123Highest about the ME average |
| Benton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,758 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Benton and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
20 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | — | #85 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | Central High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.