Compare towns
Limington vs Porter
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 highest household income ($85k).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,017Highest |
1,746Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Limington and Porter 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% |
16.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Porter and Limington 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% |
20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11kHighest 13% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Porter 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% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Limington 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.