Compare towns
St. Agatha vs Unity vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Agatha has the most kids (17% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | St. Agatha | Unity | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.3±8.6Highest 23% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| St. Agatha and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,417±$34k about the ME average |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Unity and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,617 47% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±44.4 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.6% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 33/MSAD 33 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | Wisdom Middle High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
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.