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Limington vs Starks
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 people working from home (12.1%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Starks |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,017Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Limington and Starks 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% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks 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% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and Starks 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limington and Starks 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 |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
| Limington and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Starks 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
33 minLowest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 History | 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.