Compare towns
Bangor vs Limerick vs Veazie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Veazie has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Bangor | Limerick | Veazie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
3,400 |
1,847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3 8% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Veazie and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Veazie and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$293,100±$35kHighest about the ME average |
| Veazie and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,095±$79 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,073Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
18 min 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Veazie 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — | Veazie Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.