Compare towns
Baldwin vs Buckfield vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Baldwin | Buckfield | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
2,403 |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Baldwin and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$77,917±$41k 4% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
| Limerick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | — | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.2 |
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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.