Compare towns
Weld vs Unity vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weld has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Northfield has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Weld | Unity | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 459 |
1,858Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
62.1±16.2 39% above ME |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Weld and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Weld and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$68,333±$52kHighest 9% below ME |
| Northfield and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,773 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Unity and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Weld 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.