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Island Falls vs Limerick vs Danforth vs Crystal
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Island Falls has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Crystal has the oldest population (median age 63.2).
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 | Island Falls | Limerick | Danforth | Crystal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 768 |
3,400Highest |
666 |
247Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.7±10.6 13% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
| Crystal and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Island Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.9% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Island Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,328±$8k 25% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,300±$25k 63% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$129,200±$60k 56% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $636±$124 44% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,563±$922 37% above ME |
| Limerick and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,720 43% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±51.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
14.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 16% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.