Compare towns
Limerick vs Unity vs Newfield
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 highest household income ($101k).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newfield has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
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 | Unity | Newfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,858 |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Newfield and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Newfield and Limerick 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 53% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.