Compare towns
Limestone vs Freeport vs Caswell
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 renters (38.8% rent).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Caswell has the most kids (28.8% 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 | Limestone | Freeport | Caswell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
8,802Highest |
243Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
33.7±22.1Lowest 25% below ME |
| Freeport and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Caswell and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport 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% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$43,173±$15kLowest 42% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$85,000±$30kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$836±$272 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332 56% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
12.2%±46.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Limestone 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% |
8.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
31.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
63.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.5%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Limestone 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 05 | Caswell Public Schools |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.