Compare towns
Limerick vs Augusta vs West Gardiner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
West Gardiner has the most expensive homes ($305k 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 | Augusta | West Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
19,077Highest |
3,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
43.5±2.8Highest about the ME average |
| West Gardiner and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and West Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.9% ME: 36.2% |
32.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
8.1%±5.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| West Gardiner and Augusta 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 |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$96,172±$30k 29% above ME |
| Limerick and West Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$305,100±$42kHighest about the ME average |
| West Gardiner and Limerick 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 |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,087±$150 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$2,282Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
57.1%±9.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Gardiner and Augusta 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% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | #90 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | — | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.