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Topsham vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k 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 | Topsham | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,706Highest |
3,400Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Topsham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20kHighest 22% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Lowest 19% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259Highest 40% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.