Compare towns
Limington vs Sumner vs Baldwin
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).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Baldwin has the shortest commute (32 min average).
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 | Sumner | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017Highest |
845Lowest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Lowest 12% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Limington and Baldwin 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Limington and Baldwin 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 |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Limington 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 40% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
32 minLowest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 | RSU 10 | — |
| 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.