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Leeds vs Windham vs Limerick
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Leeds | Windham | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Lowest |
19,188Highest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Windham and Limerick 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% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Windham 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kLowest 14% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27kLowest 13% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Limerick 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.