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Union vs Upton
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).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
91Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Upton 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% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Union and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Upton 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.