Compare towns
Limerick vs Orient
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
137Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Orient 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% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Orient 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
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| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.