Compare towns
Rome vs Unity vs Lovell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Lovell has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Rome | Unity | Lovell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,353 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
52.2±3.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Lovell and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Lovell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lovell and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.3%±4.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$80,625±$20kHighest 8% above ME |
| Lovell and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$295,000±$47k about the ME average |
| Rome and Lovell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,419±$178Highest 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829 40% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,480Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±29.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Lovell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lovell and Unity 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 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.