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Patten vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Patten | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Lowest |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limerick and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.