Compare towns
Limerick vs Gorham vs Standish vs Newfield
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Newfield has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | Gorham | Standish | Newfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,400 |
18,300Highest |
10,662 |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gorham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Gorham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$318,100±$27k 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,680±$355 47% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
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| Limerick and Gorham 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 |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Limerick 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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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.