Compare towns
Cushing vs Unity vs Warren
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 expensive homes ($410k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Warren has the oldest housing (typical home built 1981).
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 | Unity | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
1,858 |
4,932Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Cushing and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Cushing and Warren 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 |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
| Cushing and Warren 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 |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Unity 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 | — | — | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None 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.