Compare towns
Livermore Falls vs Milo vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Livermore Falls has the youngest population (median age 34.9).
Milo has the highest household income ($57k).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Livermore Falls | Milo | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,409Lowest |
2,165Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34.9±16.6Lowest 22% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±8.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,326±$8kLowest 39% below ME |
$56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,100±$69k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$98,400±$18kHighest 67% below ME |
| Limestone and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $812±$102 29% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Milo and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,450Highest 52% below ME |
$1,332 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.7 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 min 65% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 1.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| 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.