Compare towns
Greene vs Jay vs Limerick vs Lewiston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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 | Greene | Jay | Limerick | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,417 |
4,657 |
3,400Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$70,238±$19k 6% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
| Greene and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$986±$44 13% below ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,245Lowest 26% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,899 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Lewiston 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #86 of 133 in ME | — | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 73 | — | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Spruce Mountain High School | — | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Lowest |
— | 14.7Highest |
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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.