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Kezar Falls vs Unity

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kezar Falls has the oldest population (median age 37.7).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
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.

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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.

MeasureKezar FallsUnity
People
Population
819Lowest
1,858Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+9.2%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
37.7±11.3Highest
16% below ME
27.5±2.2Lowest
39% below ME
Kezar Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.2%±5.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
14%±3.6Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Kezar Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.5%±4Highest
ME: 22.4%
11.8%±3Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
22.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
30%±4.3Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$58,083±$22kLowest
22% below ME
$62,857±$6kHighest
16% below ME
Unity and Kezar Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$234,100±$25kHighest
21% below ME
$206,900±$28kLowest
30% below ME
Kezar Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,138±$58Highest
about the ME average
$873±$73Lowest
23% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,764Lowest
42% below ME
$2,510Highest
17% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
84.6%±65.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
44.8%±13Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Kezar Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
17.3%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
72.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1983Highest
6 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 minHighest
59% above ME
21 minLowest
14% below ME
Work from home
8.3%±6.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
15.8%±7.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
Unity and Kezar Falls 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
High school in town — Ecology Learning Ctr
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.