Compare towns
Liberty vs Porter
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 highest household income ($71k).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Liberty | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 969Lowest |
1,746Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
| Porter and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Liberty and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Liberty and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Liberty and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31kHighest 23% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Liberty and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193 51% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Highest 20% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Liberty 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% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school 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.