Compare towns
Limerick vs Gray vs Berwick vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Greene has the shortest commute (26 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 | Gray | Berwick | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
8,429Highest |
8,175 |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Gray and Berwick 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% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Berwick 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Gray 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 |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene 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 |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Gray 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 |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Greene 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.