Compare towns
Greene vs Limerick vs Millinocket
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).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k 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 | Greene | Limerick | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
3,400Lowest |
4,115 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Limerick 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% 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 |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% 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 |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Limerick 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Greene 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.