Compare towns
Leeds vs Unity vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the highest household income ($85k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
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 | Leeds | Unity | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Highest |
1,858 |
1,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.9±6.8Highest 11% below ME |
| Brownfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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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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.