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Caswell vs Exeter vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caswell has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($167k median).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Caswell | Exeter | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 243Lowest |
1,093 |
1,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.7±22.1Lowest 25% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Exeter and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Caswell and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,173±$15kLowest 42% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,000±$30kLowest 71% below ME |
$166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$272 27% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Exeter and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
$1,602Highest 47% below ME |
$1,332 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.2%±46.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 31.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 32% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Caswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caswell Public Schools | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.