Compare towns
Palermo vs Limerick vs New Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
New Sharon has the most affordable homes ($171k 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 | Palermo | Limerick | New Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,473Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.1 3% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
43.9±8.9Highest about the ME average |
| New Sharon and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Sharon and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Sharon and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Palermo and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,095±$15k 19% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$63,889±$21kLowest 15% below ME |
| Limerick and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,700±$54k 12% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$171,200±$21kLowest 42% below ME |
| Limerick and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$1k 8% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$961±$55Lowest 16% below ME |
| Limerick and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,506 17% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,889Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61%±38 ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 24% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 12 | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.