Compare towns
Dayton vs Hampden vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dayton has the most expensive homes ($398k median).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Dayton | Hampden | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,313Lowest |
7,896Highest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.1±5.5Highest 6% below ME |
41±2.9 8% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Dayton and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Hampden and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6% ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
$111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$101,172±$15kLowest 35% above ME |
| Dayton and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,215±$867Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,872Highest 28% above ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Dayton 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 | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Dayton Public Schools | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.