Compare towns
Limerick vs Newfield vs Windsor
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 oldest population (median age 52.8).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% 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 | Newfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,580Lowest |
2,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
| Newfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor 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% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newfield 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 |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Newfield 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 |
— | $1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
| Limerick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,402 21% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Lowest 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 |
36 minLowest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Windsor 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 | — | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.