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Mount Chase vs Patten vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Unity has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
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 | Mount Chase | Patten | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
1,154 |
1,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 28% above U.S. |
57.8±3.5 49% above U.S. |
58±4.5Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Unity and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Chase and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
38.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Patten and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mount Chase and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$51,484±$6k 36% below U.S. |
$87,500±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$127,600±$49k 62% below U.S. |
$276,100±$29kHighest 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1k 9% below U.S. |
$389±$99Lowest 72% below U.S. |
$1,625±$804Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Unity and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 50% below U.S. |
$1,199Lowest 62% below U.S. |
$5,394Highest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56%±64.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Patten and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.7%±19.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Patten and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Unity School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.