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Limerick vs Canton
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).
Canton has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
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 | Canton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,191Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
41.4±7.2Highest 8% below ME |
| Canton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Limerick 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% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Limerick and Canton 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 |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
35 minLowest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.