Compare towns
Greene vs Thorndike vs Unity 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 expensive homes ($270k median).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Thorndike | Unity | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
1,403Lowest |
1,858 |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
27.5±2.2 39% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% 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%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Greene 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% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
25.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$78,438±$14k 5% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% 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 |
$205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% 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 |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$873±$73 23% 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 |
$2,537 16% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Unity 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
36 min 46% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Unity 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt View High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.