Compare towns
Newfield vs Unity vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Baldwin has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Newfield | Unity | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,580 |
1,858Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Newfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Unity and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±6 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
| Baldwin and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Newfield and Baldwin 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 | $2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 49 minHighest 98% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | 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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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.