Compare towns
Calais vs Limerick vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Pittsfield has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Calais | Limerick | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Lowest |
3,400 |
3,930Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
40±6.5Lowest 11% below ME |
| Calais and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittsfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Calais and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$164,100±$17k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199 11% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$825±$260Lowest 28% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,684Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,965 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Pittsfield 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 | #48 of 133 in ME | — | #125 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | — | RSU 53/MSAD 53 |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.