Compare towns
Liberty vs Willimantic vs Industry
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).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
Industry has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Willimantic | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 969 |
200Lowest |
988Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8 10% below ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
40.6±10.7Highest 9% below ME |
| Industry 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% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Industry 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% |
25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Willimantic and Industry 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% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$63,472±$52k 15% below ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Liberty and Willimantic 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 |
$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
| Liberty and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
— | $1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Highest 20% below ME |
$1,285Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,793 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
— | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% ME: 10.7% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 56% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Liberty and Willimantic 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 | 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.