Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Livermore Falls grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $46K, and 29% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 2 places on the National Register. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Livermore Falls, against 9% in Maine’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Livermore Falls's schools rank behind 89% of the state's. Only 3 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Livermore Falls beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Lamb Block| Widest gap | Livermore Falls | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.4% | 7.4% |
Census counts: 963 in 1890, 3,060 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Livermore Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Livermore Falls, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Livermore Falls.
Livermore Falls trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is safe by national standards but not by Maine’s.
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its D−, from Jay (B−) to Wayne (B).
25% of adults smoke cigarettes in Livermore Falls. No town among the 143 in Maine we compare has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Livermore Falls. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Livermore Falls.
| Livermore Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Livermore Falls | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $214K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,399, against $3,036 across Maine, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Livermore Falls home is worth about $214,000, up 0.6% in a year, 48% below the Maine typical home. The median rent in Livermore Falls is $856 a month.
| Livermore Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $856 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Livermore Falls Recreation Park, at 21 acres.
| Livermore Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Livermore Falls Recreation Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 1,173 working residents takes 35.6 minutes, against 24.6 across Maine.
Livermore Falls’ average trip to work is 36 minutes. Most working residents leave Livermore Falls for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Lewiston (9%), Portland (8%) and Auburn (7%).
| Livermore Falls | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 27.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 87% of Maine’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 75 to 64 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Livermore Falls 1 E weather station records that 91 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Livermore Falls 1 E weather station records that about 5 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 79% of Maine places with climate records.
Livermore Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to 9°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Livermore Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Livermore Falls; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Livermore Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Livermore Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Livermore Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Livermore Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,060 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area. High school students in Livermore Falls attend Spruce Mountain High School.
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4 towns share a border with Livermore Falls.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livermore Falls | #141 | D− | B+ | C | D | D− |
| Livermore | — | — | B− | — | D | B |
| Fayette | — | — | C+ | — | C− | B |
| Wayne | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Jay | #87 | C | B+ | B | D | B− |
Livermore, Fayette and Wayne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Livermore, Fayette and Wayne report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Livermore Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Livermore Falls grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns. It grades D− for health, C for safety and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($67,873 across the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Louise Bogan and Herbert Elijah Wadsworth.
