Compare towns
Liberty vs Readfield vs Waldo
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 renters (15.9% rent).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Readfield | Waldo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 969 |
2,651Highest |
926Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8 10% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
| Readfield and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield 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% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
| Readfield and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31k 23% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
| Waldo and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434 20% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Waldo 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 38 | Waldo-Region 7 |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.