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Mount Chase vs Unity vs Hersey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Mount ChasePatten
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Unity has the highest household income ($63k).
Hersey has the oldest population (median age 60.5).
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 | Mount Chase | Unity | Hersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
1,858Highest |
47Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
| Hersey and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| 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%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Mount Chase 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 ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$162,500±$113k 45% below ME |
| Unity and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
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| Mount Chase and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,417 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Unity 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.