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Caribou vs Woolwich vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caribou has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Woolwich has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
Limestone has the most kids (20.7% 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 | Caribou | Woolwich | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,382Highest |
3,158 |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.7% ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.3±1.7 15% above ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Woolwich and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Woolwich and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,709±$9k 28% below ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,100±$31k 55% below ME |
$254,500±$59kHighest 14% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $757±$143Highest 34% below ME |
— | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Caribou and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,680 45% below ME |
$2,433Highest 20% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% ME: 10.7% |
13.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Caribou 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 | #59 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 39 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Caribou High School | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.