Compare towns
Limerick vs Thorndike vs Unity
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 oldest population (median age 40.4).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Unity is a college town. 30% 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 | Thorndike | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,403Lowest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
27.5±2.2 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike 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% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Unity 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% |
25.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$78,438±$14k 5% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Limerick and Thorndike 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 |
$205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 17% below ME |
$2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
36 min 46% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.