Compare towns
Morrill vs Union vs Unity vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Industry has the most affordable homes ($206k 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 | Morrill | Union | Unity | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 914Lowest |
2,663Highest |
1,858 |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
41.6±5.3Highest 7% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
| Union and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,250±$18k about the ME average |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
| Union and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Union and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$891 14% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,049±$137 8% below ME |
| Union and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472 19% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.