Compare towns
Greene vs Starks 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 most kids (23.3% under 18).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Starks | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
556Lowest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Starks 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% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 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% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Limerick 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 |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below 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±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% 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 |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% 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 | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Starks 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.