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Howland vs Limestone vs Maxfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Howland has the most kids (22% under 18).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Maxfield has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Howland | Limestone | Maxfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,367 |
1,579Highest |
76Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.6±10.2 6% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
54.5±5Highest 22% above ME |
| Maxfield and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
7.9%±39.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Howland and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Howland and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,297±$21kLowest 34% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME |
| Maxfield and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,100±$52k 49% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME |
| Maxfield and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$246Highest 20% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
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| Howland and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,546 49% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,333Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±18.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Limestone and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
56 minHighest 129% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 31/MSAD 31 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Penobscot Valley High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.