Compare towns
Greene vs Limerick vs Waterboro
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Waterboro has the most expensive homes ($297k 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 | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
3,400Lowest |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
42±3.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Waterboro 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%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Greene 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Waterboro 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 |
$89,392±$16kLowest 20% above 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±$23k 9% below ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
| Waterboro and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,772 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
35 min 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest 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 | — | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
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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.