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Warren vs Unity vs Waldoboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the highest household income ($75k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Waldoboro has the oldest population (median age 50.1).
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 | Warren | Unity | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932 |
1,858Lowest |
5,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldoboro and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21kHighest about the ME average |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
| Warren and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$274,900±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
| Waldoboro and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Warren and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,861Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 minHighest 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #120 of 133 in ME | — | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.