Compare towns
Unity vs Springfield vs Exeter
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%).
Springfield has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Springfield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858Highest |
310Lowest |
1,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield 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% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
| Unity and Exeter 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 |
— | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Unity 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 |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Exeter 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Exeter 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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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.