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Livermore Falls vs Milo vs Ogunquit
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 kids (21.9% under 18).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Livermore Falls | Milo | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,102Highest |
2,165 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 36.7±11.8Lowest 18% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Livermore Falls and Milo 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% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Milo 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 |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,500±$34k 50% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $856±$126Lowest 25% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
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| Milo and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±16 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest 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 | 29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.2%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.