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Corinna vs Exeter vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most kids (21% under 18).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Corinna | Exeter | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 2,192 |
1,093Lowest |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Corinna and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
35 min 43% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Corinna 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.