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Surry vs Limerick vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Surry | Limerick | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,836Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,915 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
| Surry and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Limerick and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$277,100±$20k 7% below ME |
| Surry and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,149±$177 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,089 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
38 min 53% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Surry Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.