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Unity vs Berwick
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 affordable homes ($207k median).
Berwick has the most expensive homes ($369k 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 | Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,858Lowest |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.7±2.9Highest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.