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Unity vs Enfield

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%).
Enfield has the oldest population (median age 49.8).
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.

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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.

MeasureUnityEnfield
People
Population
1,858Highest
1,462Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-10.7%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
27.5±2.2Lowest
39% below ME
49.8±5.4Highest
11% above ME
Kids under 18
14%±3.6Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.5%±5.3Highest
ME: 18.1%
Enfield and Unity 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%
28%±5.9Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
24%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
30%±4.3Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,857±$6kHighest
16% below ME
$62,667±$7kLowest
16% below ME
Unity and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$206,900±$28kHighest
30% below ME
$178,100±$22kLowest
40% below ME
Unity and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$873±$73Highest
23% below ME
$425±$422Lowest
63% below ME
Unity and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,510Highest
17% below ME
$2,152Lowest
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.8%±13Lowest
ME: 48.4%
58.3%±64.3Highest
ME: 48.4%
Enfield 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%
6.8%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
95.9%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Lowest
6 yrs newer than ME
1984Highest
7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
14% below ME
27 minHighest
11% above ME
Work from home
15.8%±7.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
5.1%±3.8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Unity and Enfield 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 31/MSAD 31
High school in town Ecology Learning Ctr None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
12.4
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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.