Compare towns
Temple vs Limerick vs Farmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Farmington has the most renters (44.9% 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 | Temple | Limerick | Farmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824Lowest |
3,400 |
8,157Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
38.2±3.3 15% below ME |
| Limerick and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmington and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2k 25% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
| Limerick and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565 28% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
| Limerick and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington 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 | — | — | #64 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt Blue High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.2 |
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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.