Compare towns
Nobleboro vs Limerick vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nobleboro has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Damariscotta has the most renters (30% rent).
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 | Nobleboro | Limerick | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,906Lowest |
3,400Highest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
49.3±8.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Nobleboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Limerick and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$363,500±$42kHighest 23% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$231 4% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,049 about the ME average |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Nobleboro Public Schools | — | Great Salt Bay CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.