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Augusta vs Limerick vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Limerick has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Augusta | Limerick | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
3,400 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Limerick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465 19% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Augusta 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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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.