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Unity vs Prescott

254 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (13.2× in Prescott) and street grid (8.2× in Prescott).

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Unity, ORA small town of 27Oregon · 27 people
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Prescott, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 34 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

UnityA small town of 27
Quiet strengthsUnity doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Unity →
PrescottAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.6% conserved land0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Prescott →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill13.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Prescott
Prescott $2,636Unity $199
Street grid8.2×
Prescott has the more walkable street grid
Prescott 128Unity 15.5
Homeowners+32.6 pts renters
Unity has more renters
Prescott 80%Unity 47.4%
Conserved land+16.1 pts
Prescott has more conserved land
Prescott 16.6%Unity 0.5%
Bachelor’s degree++13.2 pts
More adults in Prescott have a degree
Prescott 21.9%Unity 8.7%
Typical home built19 yrs
Prescott’s homes are older
Unity 1973Prescott 1954
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
UnityPrescott
Snow a year—2″
January low—33°F
July high—75°F
Growing season (days)—184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th63rd
Outdoors & history
UnityPrescott
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—16.6%
Settled19721947
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
UnityPrescott
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

254 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnityORPrescottOR
Unity ↔ Prescott254 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

UnityPrescott
People
Population 27Lowest 34Highest
Median age 72.5±17.5Highest 79% above OR 61.5±4.6Lowest 52% above OR
Unity and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.8%±100Highest OR: 19.9% 5.9%±94.4Lowest OR: 19.9%
Unity and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 63%±100Highest OR: 19.1% 32.4%±86Lowest OR: 19.1%
Unity and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest OR: 36.8% 21.9%Highest OR: 36.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±68.1 OR: 5.7% 0%±54.1 OR: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $28,750±$26kLowest 65% below OR $105,000±$99kHighest 26% above OR
Prescott and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $316,700±$140k 34% below OR
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 95% below OR $2,636Highest 32% below OR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest OR: 52.5% 100%±100Highest OR: 52.5%
Prescott and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 40.7%Highest OR: 11.9% 8.8%Lowest OR: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 47.4%Lowest OR: 63.3% 80%Highest OR: 63.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 8 yrs older than OR 1954Lowest 27 yrs older than OR
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 OR: 19% 0%±100 OR: 19%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Baker City (60%)Portland (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PrescottFew work in Unity
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 16.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.5Lowest 128Highest
Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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