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Starks vs Limerick vs Madison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Madison has the most renters (45.4% 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 | Starks | Limerick | Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
3,400 |
4,782Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Madison and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Madison and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Madison and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$61,747±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$187,600±$40k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 7% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$906±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
| Limerick and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,983 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±11.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
54.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 33% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±10.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Madison and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 59/MSAD 59 |
| High school in town | — | — | Madison Jr/Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.