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Turner vs Sumner vs Livermore
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).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Livermore has the most homeowners (95.7%).
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 | Sumner | Livermore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
845Lowest |
1,868 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Lowest 6% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
51.4±3.5 15% above ME |
| Sumner and Livermore 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% |
17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Livermore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Livermore 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$70,441±$10k 6% below ME |
| Turner and Livermore 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$221,800±$23k 25% below ME |
| Turner and Livermore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490 49% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Highest 24% below ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,237 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Livermore 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.5%±7.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 10 | RSU 73 |
| 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.