Compare towns
Limerick vs Appleton vs Monticello
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Appleton has the most renters (17.4% rent).
Monticello has the most affordable homes ($126k 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 | Limerick | Appleton | Monticello |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,360 |
674Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
52.7±6Highest 18% above ME |
| Monticello and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$53,618±$19k 28% below ME |
$51,875±$13kLowest 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
$125,800±$36kLowest 58% below ME |
| Limerick and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,104±$82 3% below ME |
$833±$434Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.7% ME: 10.7% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.