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Knox vs Unity vs Montville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Montville has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Knox | Unity | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 825Lowest |
1,858Highest |
907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
45±6Highest about the ME average |
| Montville and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Montville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±1.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Montville and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$65,735±$9kHighest 12% below ME |
| Montville and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$221,600±$27kHighest 25% below ME |
| Montville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$847±$18Lowest 26% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,588Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.1%±27.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Montville 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.