Compare towns
Unity vs Brooks vs Chapman
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 youngest population (median age 27.5).
Brooks has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Brooks | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858Highest |
1,208 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Unity and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Brooks 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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 | 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.