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Addison vs Limestone vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most homeowners (85%).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Jonesport has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Addison | Limestone | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
1,579Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$67,500±$13kHighest 10% below ME |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Addison and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625 46% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,800Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48 ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
9.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.