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Union vs Beals vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Union | Beals | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
498Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Beals and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Union and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Union and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Union 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% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.