Compare towns
St. Agatha vs Unity vs Garland
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 highest household income ($75k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Garland has the most kids (18% under 18).
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 | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842 |
1,858Highest |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.3±8.6Highest 23% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
53.5±4.3 19% above ME |
| St. Agatha and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Garland and St. Agatha 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% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| St. Agatha and Garland 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% |
16.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,417±$34kHighest about the ME average |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$51,094±$12kLowest 32% below ME |
| St. Agatha and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,500±$47kLowest 37% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$205,400±$38k 31% below ME |
| Unity and Garland 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±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$794±$248 30% below ME |
| Unity and Garland 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 |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±44.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Garland and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and St. Agatha 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.