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Readfield vs Sullivan vs Fayette
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the highest household income ($87k).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Fayette has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
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 | Readfield | Sullivan | Fayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,246Lowest |
1,383 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
47.1±15Lowest 5% above ME |
58.8±4.2Highest 31% above ME |
| Fayette and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
37.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
$59,500±$17kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
$257,600±$48k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$983±$816 14% below ME |
| Readfield and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,160 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
46.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Fayette and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Fayette 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 24 | Fayette Public Schools |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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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.