Compare towns
Limerick vs Gray vs Windham vs Lake Arrowhead
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
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 | Windham | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,400 |
8,429 |
19,188Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Gray and Windham 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% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray 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% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$98,654±$9k 32% above ME |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray 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% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.