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Upton vs Limestone

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Limestone has the most kids (20.7% under 18).

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.

MeasureUptonLimestone
People
Population
91Lowest
1,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-34.1%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
70.4±0.4Highest
57% above ME
45.3±4.9Lowest
about the ME average
Kids under 18
0%±34.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
20.7%±4.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
Limestone and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
80.2%±49.6Highest
ME: 22.4%
21.7%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
20.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±12.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
9.5%±4.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
Limestone and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$49,938±$8k
33% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$98,400±$18k
67% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$754±$233
34% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$731Lowest
76% below ME
$1,332Highest
56% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
32%±12.4Highest
ME: 48.4%
Limestone and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
16.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
61.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
2 yrs newer than ME
1959Lowest
18 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
about the ME average
19 minLowest
24% below ME
Work from home
13%±12Lowest
ME: 15.9%
14.5%±5.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Limestone and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools
High school in town — ME Sch of Science & Mathematics
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.6
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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.