Compare towns
Limerick vs Newfield vs Limington
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%).
Newfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Limington has the shortest commute (35 min average).
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 | Newfield | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
1,580Lowest |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
| Newfield and Limington 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% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Limington 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% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Newfield and Limington 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% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Limerick and Limington 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 |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$295,600±$33k about the ME average |
| Newfield and Limington 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 |
— | $1,185±$121Lowest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington 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% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
35 minLowest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Limington 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 | — | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.