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Unity vs North Windham
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).
North Windham has the most expensive homes ($343k 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 | North Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,858Lowest |
5,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham 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% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and North Windham 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% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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.