Compare towns
Lubec vs Unity vs Pembroke
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%).
Pembroke has the most kids (19.2% 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 | Lubec | Unity | Pembroke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,346 |
1,858Highest |
801Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pembroke and Lubec 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% |
32.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$60,132±$8k 20% below ME |
| Unity and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26k 36% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$142,800±$25kLowest 52% below ME |
| Unity and Lubec 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±$73 23% below ME |
$881±$333Highest 23% below ME |
| Pembroke and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039 33% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,966Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±45Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pembroke and Unity 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% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.5Lowest 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 | Pembroke Public Schools |
| 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.