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Unity is a tiny town of 333 people in Waldo County, Maine. It's about 31 miles from Bangor, ME and 178 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
333people
$178kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
83"Snow
217Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 333
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Boston, MA
- 31 mi to Bangor, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,120/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 17% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BGR airport
- 82 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 184 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Maine districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waldo County: D+3 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.