Compare towns
Limestone vs Cornish vs Troy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
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 | Limestone | Cornish | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,803Highest |
984Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Troy and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
| Troy and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,752 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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| 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.