Compare towns
Limerick vs Millinocket vs Waterboro
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).
Waterboro has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Millinocket | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
4,115 |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Millinocket 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 |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 |
$297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
| Waterboro and Limerick 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 |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
35 min 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.