Compare towns
Jay vs Bremen vs Livermore Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Livermore Falls has the most renters (34% rent).
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 | Jay | Bremen | Livermore Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,657Highest |
917Lowest |
3,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
36.7±11.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Bremen and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Livermore Falls and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7% ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,238±$19k 6% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$45,843±$6kLowest 39% below ME |
| Bremen and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,600±$27k 43% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$147,500±$34kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
— | $856±$126Highest 25% below ME |
| Livermore Falls and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,245 26% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±28.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.7%±16Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
22 min 13% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #86 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 73 | — | — |
| High school in town | Spruce Mountain High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.