Compare towns
Leeds vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k 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 | Windsor | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Lowest |
2,690 |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Windsor 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% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Windsor 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 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 |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% 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 |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% 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±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565Highest 16% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Limerick 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 37% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Leeds 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 | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.