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Bridgewater vs Limerick vs Ripley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Ripley has the most affordable homes ($144k median).
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 | Bridgewater | Limerick | Ripley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 484 |
3,400Highest |
436Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.8±8Highest 9% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
47.7±5.3 6% above ME |
| Bridgewater and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.7%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ripley and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,417±$15k 12% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$64,821±$13kLowest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$78k 48% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$144,300±$33kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $768±$116Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,091±$281 4% below ME |
| Limerick and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,417 53% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±73.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.