Compare towns
Willimantic vs Mapleton vs Limerick vs Moose River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Limerick has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Moose River has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Willimantic | Mapleton | Limerick | Moose River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 200Lowest |
1,884 |
3,400Highest |
248 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 38.5±11.9 14% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Willimantic and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$76,324±$9k about the ME average |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$144,900±$31k 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285 58% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$928Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.