Compare towns
Limerick vs Burnham vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Burnham has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Lake Arrowhead has the most kids (26.9% 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 | Burnham | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
953Lowest |
3,322 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
48.4±3.2Highest 8% above ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Burnham 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% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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% |
22.2%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Burnham 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Burnham 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 |
$59,261±$18kLowest 21% below ME |
$98,654±$9k 32% above ME |
| Limerick and Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$178,100±$43kLowest 40% below ME |
$267,300±$19k 10% below ME |
| Limerick and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
$1,308±$386Lowest 15% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,897Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,286 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
60.9%±49Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Burnham 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
17%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Burnham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.