Compare towns
Leeds vs Limerick vs Buckfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Buckfield has the most affordable homes ($228k median).
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 | Leeds | Limerick | Buckfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Lowest |
3,400Highest |
2,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,860Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.