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Bingham vs Limerick vs Bingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Bingham has the most renters (15.8% rent).
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 | Bingham | Limerick | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
3,400Highest |
564Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
55.6±7.8 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.2%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22k 43% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$104,500±$33k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,036Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.