Compare towns
Limerick vs Orono vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Orono has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Lake Arrowhead has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Orono is a college town. 56.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Orono | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
11,902Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
21.8±0.3Lowest 51% below ME |
33±2.4 26% below ME |
| Limerick and Lake Arrowhead 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% |
6.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.4%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
66.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
56.1%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$61,528±$5kLowest 18% below ME |
$98,654±$9k 32% above ME |
| Limerick and Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$272,600±$40kHighest 8% below ME |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Orono and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
$1,255±$112Lowest 10% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick 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 |
$4,830Highest 59% above ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
58.1%±10.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orono 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% |
24.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
46.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.3%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Orono 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 | — | #26 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 26 | — |
| High school in town | — | Orono High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.