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Limerick vs Danforth

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%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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.

MeasureLimerickDanforth
People
Population
3,400Highest
452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.2%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
40.4±9.2Lowest
10% below ME
51.9±5.3Highest
16% above ME
Danforth 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%
14.8%±6.6Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Danforth 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%
22.6%±5.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
Danforth 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%
4.5%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.2
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.9
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,172±$15kHighest
35% above ME
$42,264±$11kLowest
43% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$269,400±$29kHighest
9% below ME
$85,200±$20kLowest
71% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,758±$407Highest
54% above ME
$629±$22Lowest
45% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,520
17% below ME
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Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.8%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
11.5%±71.8Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Limerick and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.9%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
12%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
1981Lowest
4 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
53% above ME
27 minLowest
9% above ME
Work from home
15.2%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
3%±2.8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
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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.