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Byron vs Limerick vs Maxfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering ByronRoxbury
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Maxfield has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Byron | Limerick | Maxfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 174 |
3,400Highest |
76Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
54.5±5 22% above ME |
| Byron and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
7.9%±39.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±13.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±14.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,417±$53kLowest 21% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$92,500±$48k 24% above ME |
| Limerick and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$164,600±$35k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,301Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,333 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 43 min 74% above ME |
38 minLowest 53% above ME |
56 minHighest 129% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.1%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Byron 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.