Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Maine town. This town in Maine has a population of 2,307.
Unity’s best subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for schools. Unity’s midpoint age is 27.5 years, against 44.9 years in Maine’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 25 of Maine’s 285 towns do better. 14% of the land in Unity is conserved, where Maine’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 23 of Maine’s 285 towns do better. Unity has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hezekiah Chase House and Village School. Unity has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Unity beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology Learning Ctr | 9–12 | 120 |
| Unity Elementary School | PK | 13 |
Where Unity’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Unity is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 793 in 1810, a low of 793 in 1810, 2,292 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 4 maps from 1926 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Unity, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Unity.
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Unity teach 133 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Elementary SchoolLargest public school before high schoolGrades PK | Grades PK | 13 | – |
| Ecology Learning CtrLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 120 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away. Among residents in Unity, 17% live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm here: 7% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Unity has lost 73 jobs, to 516 in 2023.
| Unity | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.4% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Unity’s typical rent is $873 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.5% in value. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 72%.
| Unity | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $873 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Unity’s peak summer temperature stands at 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkers can cover 23 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Moulton's Mill Preserve, at 830 acres. In Unity, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kanokolus Bog Preserve | 1.8 mi | 188 |
| 2. Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve | 0.7 mi | 126 |
| 3. Field of Dreams | 0.7 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Unity. In Unity, 28% of adults have high blood pressure. Against the Maine average, Unity comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13.
| Unity | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Unity | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 28.2% | 35.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.5% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. 44% of Unity’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 21%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Unity after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Unity. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LandmarkFort Knox
35 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
28 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
15 mi MuseumColby College Museum of Art27 mi Ski areaCamden Snow Bowl31 runs · 836 ft vertical
15 mi MuseumL. C. Bates MuseumFort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Unity
College town 30 of every 100 Unity residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
2 places in Unity on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Unity.
Town in Maine, United States
Unity is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,292 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. The town is the service center for the northern portion of Waldo County. Outside of Waldo County, it is best known as the home of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, its Common Ground Country Fair and former home of Unity College. Unity College was founded in 1965 to offset the economic effects of the declining chicken farming industry. As of 2007, the college was the town's largest employer. In 2020, the college announced a significant shift in its educational model, moving to a hybrid learning system that led to a re…
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5 towns share a border with Unity.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | — | — | B+ | — | D | B− |
| Thorndike | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy | — | — | B− | — | D | C− |
| Freedom | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albion | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Knox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unity, Troy and Albion have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Unity, Troy and Albion report no FBI crime data of their own. Thorndike, Freedom and Knox aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Unity with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Maine town.
Not for the area. That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($72,782 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
Unity has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 4 notable people were born here, including Nathan A. Farwell and Samuel Stillman Berry.
