Compare towns
Bath vs Limerick vs Limington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Limington has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Bath | Limerick | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,400Lowest |
4,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Limington and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Limerick and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$295,600±$33k about the ME average |
| Bath and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Limerick 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.