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Limerick vs Little Falls

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%).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).

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.

MeasureLimerickLittle Falls
People
Population
3,400Highest
718Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+21.9%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.4±9.2Lowest
10% below ME
46.3±21.2Highest
3% above ME
Little Falls 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%
15.5%±16.3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Little Falls 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%
19.1%±3.3Highest
ME: 22.4%
Little Falls 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%
22.9%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.5%±3.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
Little Falls 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±$15kLowest
35% above ME
$127,500±$72kHighest
71% above ME
Little Falls 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±$29kLowest
9% below ME
$375,800±$96kHighest
27% above ME
Little Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,758±$407Lowest
54% above ME
$2,205±$101Highest
94% above ME
Little Falls and Limerick 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
$4,041Highest
33% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
38.8%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
15.3%±31.7Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Limerick and Little Falls 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%
0.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
67.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
53% above ME
27 minLowest
8% above ME
Work from home
15.2%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
0%±2.4Lowest
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.