Compare towns
Waterboro vs Berwick vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterboro has the most homeowners (90.1%).
Berwick has the most renters (27% 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 | Waterboro | Berwick | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,055Highest |
1,998Lowest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.1 6% below ME |
42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,000±$23k about the ME average |
$323,300±$36kHighest 9% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$461 5% above ME |
$1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,772 9% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 42% above ME |
34 minLowest 37% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Berwick 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 | #80 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | — | — |
| High school in town | Massabesic High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.