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Randolph vs Limerick vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (22.5% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Randolph | Limerick | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,610 |
3,400Highest |
1,339Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
| Randolph and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Randolph and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,574±$16k 11% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,300±$21k 41% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,186±$207 4% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$873±$143Lowest 23% below ME |
| Limerick and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160 29% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.