Compare towns
Unity vs Limestone 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
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Livermore Falls has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
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 | Unity | Limestone | Livermore Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,858 |
1,579Lowest |
3,102Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
36.7±11.8 18% below ME |
| Limestone and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Livermore Falls and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$45,843±$6kLowest 39% below ME |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$147,500±$34k 50% below ME |
| Unity and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$73Highest 23% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$856±$126 25% below ME |
| Unity and Livermore Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,399 54% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.7%±16Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Livermore Falls and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
29%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.