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Denmark vs Unity vs Swanville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most expensive homes ($250k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
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 | Denmark | Unity | Swanville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,195 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
53.2±6.4 19% above ME |
| Denmark and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Denmark and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$51,935±$7kLowest 31% below ME |
| Denmark and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kHighest 16% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$237,300±$36k 20% below ME |
| Denmark and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,191±$113 5% above ME |
| Denmark and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,368 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.5%±33.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.