Compare towns
Limerick vs Winterport 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%).
Winterport has the most expensive homes ($283k 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 | Winterport | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Lowest |
3,850 |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
42.3±5.5Highest 6% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Winterport 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% |
18%±5.2Lowest 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% |
19%±4.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winterport 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% |
39.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport and Greene 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 |
$98,333±$21k 32% above ME |
$98,093±$16kLowest 31% above ME |
| Limerick and Winterport 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 |
$283,000±$43kHighest 5% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Winterport and Greene 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 |
— | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene 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 |
$2,646 13% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±25.4Lowest 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Greene 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 | — | #53 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 22 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.