Compare towns
Limerick vs Wayne vs Hope
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Hope has the shortest commute (20 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 | Wayne | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
1,101Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Limerick 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
47.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
$86,766±$6kLowest 16% above ME |
| Limerick and Wayne 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 |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Hope and Wayne 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 |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,219±$182 7% above ME |
| Limerick and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Hope 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% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.