Compare towns
Greene vs Unity vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Turner has the oldest population (median age 47.6).
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 | Greene | Unity | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,858Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.