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Embden vs Limerick vs Sumner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the shortest commute (33 min average).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Sumner has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
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 | Embden | Limerick | Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 995 |
3,400Highest |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
56.1±8.4 25% above ME |
| Embden and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Embden and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$57,750±$19k 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 34% above ME |
38 min 53% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.