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Limerick vs Brunswick
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).
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Limerick and Brunswick 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% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Brunswick 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% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Limerick 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% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,465±$100Lowest 29% above ME |
| Limerick and Brunswick 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 |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Limerick 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.

