Compare towns
Exeter vs Limerick vs Limington vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Limington has the most expensive homes ($296k median).
Mapleton has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Exeter | Limerick | Limington | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
3,400 |
4,017Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Exeter and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Limington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Limington 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 | — | — | #70 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.