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Turner vs Litchfield vs Carmel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Carmel has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Turner | Litchfield | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
3,680 |
2,941Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
46.4±10.2Lowest 4% above ME |
46.4±4.5Lowest 4% above ME |
| Turner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Carmel and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$84,904±$15k 14% above ME |
$82,188±$22kLowest 10% above ME |
| Turner and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$243,900±$26kLowest 18% below ME |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
| Turner and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,173±$341 about the ME average |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
| Carmel and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
$2,662Highest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6% ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #131 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 04 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.