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Unity vs Beaver Cove
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Unity has the most kids (14% under 18).
Beaver Cove has the most expensive homes ($523k median).
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 | Unity | Beaver Cove |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,858Highest |
394Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,769Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 17.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 14% below ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove 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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| 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.