Compare towns
Limerick vs Biddeford vs Waterboro
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%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Waterboro has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Biddeford | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
22,498Highest |
8,055 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
42±3.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$297,000±$23k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,200±$461Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,772 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
35 min 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Biddeford 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 | — | #111 of 133 in ME | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | Biddeford High School | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.1Highest |
13.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.