Compare towns
Limington vs Limerick vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limington has the most expensive homes ($296k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Limington | Limerick | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017Highest |
3,400Lowest |
3,680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
46.4±10.2 4% above ME |
| Limington and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11kLowest 13% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$84,904±$15k 14% above ME |
| Limerick and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$243,900±$26kLowest 18% below ME |
| Limington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121 4% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,173±$341Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 40% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Limerick 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 | #70 of 133 in ME | — | #131 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.