Compare towns
Union vs Wellington
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).
Wellington has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,663Highest |
161Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
63.6±8.6Highest 42% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±16.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Wellington 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% |
39.8%±11.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±7.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Wellington 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 |
$44,519±$4kLowest 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$133,700±$30kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$933Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
38 minHighest 54% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wellington 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 | — |
| 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.