Compare towns
Limerick vs Brooks vs Chapman
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 most expensive homes ($269k median).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Brooks | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,208 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Chapman 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% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Chapman 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 |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Limerick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Brooks 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.