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Limerick vs Roxbury
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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury and Limerick 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% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Roxbury 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 |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.