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Wallagrass vs Union vs Eagle Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallagrass has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Eagle Lake has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Wallagrass | Union | Eagle Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 514Lowest |
2,663Highest |
570 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±8.2 24% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
60.8±4.7Highest 36% above ME |
| Eagle Lake and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±8.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.5%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,833±$5kLowest 35% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$60,208±$6k 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,900±$35kLowest 34% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$221,200±$22k 25% below ME |
| Union and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$95 18% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$508±$183Lowest 55% below ME |
| Union and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,470Lowest 52% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,861 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±61.8 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±33.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eagle Lake and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.8%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±14.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Eagle Lake and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.