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Palmyra vs Unity vs Westbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Westbrook has the most expensive homes ($383k 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 | Palmyra | Unity | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,209 |
1,858Lowest |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.1±4.8 17% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
37.4±1Highest 17% below ME |
| Westbrook and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westbrook and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$85,038±$7kHighest 14% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westbrook 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 | — | — | #115 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | Westbrook Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.