Compare towns
Limerick vs Monroe vs Prospect
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%).
Monroe has the shortest commute (32 min average).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k 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 | Monroe | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,001 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Prospect 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% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Limerick and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Limerick and Monroe 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 |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 minLowest 28% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.