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Nobleboro vs Unity vs Blue Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nobleboro has the highest household income ($100k).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Blue Hill has the most people working from home (21%).
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 | Nobleboro | Unity | Blue Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,906 |
1,858Lowest |
2,813Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
48.6±8.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Blue Hill and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
| Nobleboro and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
| Blue Hill and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$231Highest 4% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,038±$638 9% below ME |
| Nobleboro and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,049Highest about the ME average |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,907 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Blue Hill and Unity 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 | — | — | #29 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Nobleboro Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | Blue Hill Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.