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Limerick vs Strong vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k median).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
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 | Strong | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,249Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Strong and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Newburgh 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% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Limerick and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Limerick and Newburgh 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 |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school 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.