Compare towns
Oakland vs Unity vs Livermore Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Livermore Falls has the oldest population (median age 36.7).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Oakland | Unity | Livermore Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,710 |
1,858Lowest |
3,102Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 32.6±5.5 27% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
36.7±11.8Highest 18% below ME |
| Livermore Falls and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±8.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$45,843±$6k 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$65k 44% below ME |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$147,500±$34kLowest 50% below ME |
| Unity and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$119Highest 16% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$856±$126Lowest 25% below ME |
| Oakland and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,149 29% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,399Lowest 54% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.7%±16 ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3% ME: 10.7% |
29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 22% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.2%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Oakland 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 | #23 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.