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Union vs Steep Falls 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).
Steep Falls has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Steep Falls | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663 |
1,861Lowest |
3,400Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Union 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% |
22.9%±9.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Steep Falls 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% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Union and Limerick 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% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Union 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 |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% 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±$452Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,516±$1k 33% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Steep Falls 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 |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest 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 | — | — |
| 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.