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Island Falls vs Limerick vs Dyer Brook
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 oldest population (median age 50.7).
Limerick has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Dyer Brook has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
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 | Dyer Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 768 |
3,400Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.7±10.6Highest 13% above ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
| Island Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±7.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,328±$8kLowest 25% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$73,409±$27k about the ME average |
| Limerick and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,300±$25kLowest 63% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$135,000±$51k 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $636±$124Lowest 44% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,720 43% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,606Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±51.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook and Limerick 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 16% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Dyer Brook 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.