Compare towns
Temple vs Unity vs Sherman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Temple | Unity | Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824Lowest |
1,858Highest |
947 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Highest 24% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
33.4±8.6 25% below ME |
| Temple and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sherman and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sherman and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2k 25% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$49,444±$7kLowest 34% below ME |
| Unity and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
| Temple and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$672±$329Lowest 41% below ME |
| Temple and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,328Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sherman 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.