Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Limerick vs Easton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Easton has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
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 | Mars Hill | Limerick | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,433 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3 3% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
52.6±10.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Easton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Easton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$53,309±$11kLowest 29% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$163,800±$36k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$510±$116 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,435Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Easton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — | Easton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 8.9Highest |
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| 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.