Compare towns
Greene vs Raymond vs Limerick
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).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Raymond | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
4,610Highest |
3,400Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Raymond 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% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Raymond 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% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Limerick 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% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Raymond 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 |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% 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 |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$3,139Highest 3% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
37 min 50% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Limerick 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.