Compare towns
Limerick vs Waterboro vs Cornish
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%).
Waterboro has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Cornish has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Waterboro | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
8,055Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
42±3.1Highest 6% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Limerick 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% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Cornish 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 |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Waterboro and Cornish 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 |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Highest 9% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
35 min 42% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 | — | #80 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | — |
| High school in town | — | Massabesic High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.