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Liberty vs Belgrade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Liberty | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 969Lowest |
3,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Belgrade and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31kLowest 23% below ME |
$312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$857±$108Highest 25% below ME |
| Belgrade and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Lowest 20% below ME |
$2,859Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Liberty and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Liberty 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 | — | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.