Compare towns
Union vs Hersey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Hersey has the oldest population (median age 60.5).
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 | Hersey |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
47Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Hersey 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% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Hersey 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 |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$162,500±$113kLowest 45% below ME |
| Union and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,417Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Union and Hersey 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% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.