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Lubec vs Unity vs Greenville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Greenville has the most expensive homes ($269k 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 | Lubec | Unity | Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,346Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,355 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5 32% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
60.3±1.9Highest 35% above ME |
| Greenville and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lubec and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.2%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Lubec and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$63,486±$9kHighest 15% below ME |
| Greenville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$268,500±$47kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greenville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$662±$182 42% below ME |
| Unity and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$3,033Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.4%±18.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
21 min 14% below ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
7.6%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None 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.