Compare towns
Limerick vs Windsor vs China
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has the most renters (10.2% rent).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($338k median).
China has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
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 | Windsor | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
254Lowest |
4,526Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 4% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
40.9±5.9Highest 5% above U.S. |
| China and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| China 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and China 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 25% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$96,309±$12kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Windsor 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±$29k 19% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$240,000±$37kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 24% above U.S. |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$3,381Highest 8% above U.S. |
$2,535 19% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
30 minLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Limerick and Windsor 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 | — | — | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.