Compare towns
Poland vs Unity vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poland has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Warren has the oldest housing (typical home built 1981).
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 | Poland | Unity | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,954Highest |
1,858Lowest |
4,932 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,557±$23kHighest 14% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$128Highest 5% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,774 9% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Poland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland 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 | #81 of 133 in ME | — | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Poland Regional H S | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.