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Marshfield vs Unity vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Freedom has the highest household income ($65k).
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 | Marshfield | Unity | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 499Lowest |
1,858Highest |
670 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
| Freedom and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Unity and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342 23% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Marshfield 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.