Compare towns
Jay vs Livermore Falls vs Chesterville
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).
Livermore Falls has the most renters (34% rent).
Chesterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
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 | Livermore Falls | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,657Highest |
3,102 |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.5±5.1Highest 12% below ME |
36.7±11.8Lowest 18% below ME |
37.8±4 16% below ME |
| Jay and Chesterville 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% |
21.9%±8.1 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$45,843±$6kLowest 39% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Jay and Chesterville 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 |
$147,500±$34kLowest 50% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$856±$126 25% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±28.8 ME: 48.4% |
47.7%±16Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% ME: 74.3% |
66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Livermore Falls and Chesterville 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 | #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.