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Poland vs Limerick vs Oakland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poland has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Oakland has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Poland | Limerick | Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,954 |
3,400Lowest |
6,309Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
| Poland and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,557±$23k 14% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$77,813±$16kLowest 4% above ME |
| Limerick and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$236,000±$23kLowest 20% below ME |
| Poland and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$128 5% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,774Highest 9% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.6%±30.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 133 in ME | — | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Poland Regional H S | — | Messalonskee High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 14.2Highest |
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| 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.