Compare towns
Union vs Starks vs Mapleton vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Union | Starks | Mapleton | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,663 |
556Lowest |
1,884 |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Starks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Union and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
| Limerick and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 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 | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.