Compare towns
Unity vs Westfield vs Palmyra
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% 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 | Westfield | Palmyra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858 |
389Lowest |
2,209Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
47.5±5Highest 6% above ME |
37.1±4.8 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Palmyra 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% |
18.4% ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$52,917±$17kLowest 29% below ME |
$60,543±$17k 19% below ME |
| Unity and Palmyra 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 |
$134,400±$61kLowest 55% below ME |
$154,900±$34k 48% below ME |
| Unity and Palmyra 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 |
$950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
$733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
| Westfield 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 |
$1,550Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,614 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 14% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield 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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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.