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New Limerick vs Smyrna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Limerick has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% under 18).
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 | New Limerick | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 372Lowest |
380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.3±10.3Highest 30% above ME |
31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Limerick and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,810±$7kLowest 28% below ME |
$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
| Smyrna and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,900±$120kHighest 34% below ME |
$117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
| New Limerick and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$388Highest 32% below ME |
$425±$63Lowest 63% below ME |
| New Limerick and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,221Highest 60% below ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±52.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Limerick and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minHighest 31% below ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Smyrna and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.