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Waterboro vs Chapman 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 expensive homes ($297k median).
Chapman has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Chapman | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,055Highest |
388Lowest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.1 6% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Chapman and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,392±$16kLowest 20% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$461Lowest 5% above 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 | $2,772Highest 9% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 42% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Waterboro 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 | — | — |
| 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.