Compare towns
Limerick vs Windham vs Raymond 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Windham | Raymond | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
19,188Highest |
4,610 |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Raymond and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond 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% ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
| Windham and Limerick 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 |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Raymond and Windham 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 |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
37 min 50% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | RSU 14 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.