Compare towns
Limerick vs Wells vs Greene
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).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Wells | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
11,713Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Wells 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 |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene 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 |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Wells 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 |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Wells 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells and Limerick 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.