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Crystal vs Limerick vs Island Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the oldest population (median age 63.2).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Island Falls has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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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 | Crystal | Limerick | Island Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
3,400Highest |
768 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
50.7±10.6 13% above ME |
| Crystal and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Island Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Island Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$56,328±$8k 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60k 56% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$108,300±$25kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922 37% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$636±$124Lowest 44% below ME |
| Limerick and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,720 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.9%±51.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Island Falls 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.