Compare towns
Limerick vs Millinocket vs Greene vs Dayton
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%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Dayton has the most expensive homes ($398k 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.
| Measure | Limerick | Millinocket | Greene | Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,400 |
4,115 |
4,417Highest |
2,313Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
42.1±5.5 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Dayton 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Dayton 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 |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
| Dayton 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 |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,215±$867 7% above ME |
| Limerick and Dayton 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$3,872Highest 28% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 4% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dayton 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Dayton Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.