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Unity vs Cornish vs Washburn
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 people working from home (15.8%).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k 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 | Cornish | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858Highest |
1,803 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
| Washburn and Cornish 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Washburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Washburn 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 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | — | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.