Compare towns
Patten vs Unity vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Unity has the most expensive homes ($207k median).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k 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 | Patten | Unity | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154 |
1,858Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
| Patten and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
| Unity and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 23.2% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Patten 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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| 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.