Compare towns
Leeds vs Unity vs Wayne 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 most kids (30.6% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Leeds | Unity | Wayne | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,285Highest |
1,858 |
1,101Lowest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Wayne and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Wayne 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 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 |
30 min 24% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Unity 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 38 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.