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Richmond vs Unity vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Richmond has the most kids (23% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Bowdoin has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Richmond | Unity | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,566Highest |
1,858Lowest |
3,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±3.8 18% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Richmond and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,854±$10k 12% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,700±$27k 18% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$166Highest 5% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
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| Richmond and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,143 4% above ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 19% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Richmond 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 | — | — | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Richmond Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Richmond High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
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.