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Livermore Falls vs Fayette
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 most affordable homes ($148k median).
Fayette has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Fayette |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,102Highest |
1,383Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 36.7±11.8Lowest 18% below ME |
58.8±4.2Highest 31% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Livermore Falls and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Fayette and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,843±$6kLowest 39% below ME |
$59,500±$17kHighest 20% below ME |
| Fayette and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,500±$34kLowest 50% below ME |
$257,600±$48kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $856±$126Lowest 25% below ME |
$983±$816Highest 14% below ME |
| Fayette and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
$3,160Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±16Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.8%±43.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
33 minLowest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Fayette Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.