Compare towns
Limerick vs Byron 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 the most people working from home (15.2%).
Byron has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Byron | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
174Lowest |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
1.1%±16.8Lowest 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% |
14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Limerick 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 |
$90,417±$53k 21% above ME |
$89,392±$16kLowest 20% above ME |
| Limerick and Byron 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 |
$122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME |
$297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
| Waterboro 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 |
— | $1,200±$461Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
$1,301Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,772Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest 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% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
43 minHighest 74% above ME |
35 minLowest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 | — | — | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | — | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
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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.