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Bradley vs Brownfield vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Bradley | Brownfield | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
1,830 |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7Highest 5% below ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Bradley and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28k about the ME average |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
| Brownfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,617±$554 42% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
38 min 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.