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Limerick vs Castle Hill
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).
Castle Hill has the shortest commute (19 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 | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Castle Hill 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% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Castle Hill 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 |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Limerick and Castle Hill 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 |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Castle Hill 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.