Compare towns
Cushing vs Nobleboro vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Nobleboro has the highest household income ($100k).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
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 | Cushing | Nobleboro | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
1,906Highest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Nobleboro and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Nobleboro and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,099±$231 4% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,049 about the ME average |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | Nobleboro Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | None 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.