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Limerick vs Cornish

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%).
Cornish has the shortest commute (31 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.

MeasureLimerickCornish
People
Population
3,400Highest
1,803Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+7.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.4±9.2Highest
10% below ME
39±8.5Lowest
13% below ME
Limerick and Cornish 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%
18.2%±3.3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Cornish 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%
17.4%±4.9Highest
ME: 22.4%
Cornish 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%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.8%±1.4Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cornish 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
$69,038±$4kLowest
8% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$269,400±$29kLowest
9% below ME
$274,200±$84kHighest
8% below ME
Cornish 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
$1,196±$148Lowest
5% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,520Highest
17% below ME
$2,309Lowest
24% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.8%±14.2Lowest
ME: 48.4%
48.8%±17.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
Cornish 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%
6.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
1976Lowest
1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
53% above ME
31 minLowest
27% above ME
Work from home
15.2%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
8.5%±2.4Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Limerick and Cornish 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.