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Mexico vs Unity vs Mexico
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has the most homeowners (77%).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+28.2%).
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 | Mexico | Unity | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
1,858Lowest |
2,142 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Highest 3% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
41.9±5.5 6% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.8%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$50,972±$7kLowest 32% below ME |
| Unity and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$108,700±$11kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$972±$310 15% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961 35% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,944Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.5%±20Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
24.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | 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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| Old photos in History | 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.