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Limerick is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 49th of 142 graded towns in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $101K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 67% of Maine towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $410K, 4.5 years of the Portland metro’s $92K median household income. Limerick’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Maine’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Limerick has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Limerick Upper Village Historic District and Sunnycroft.
Where Limerick beats most towns.
Census counts: 409 in 1790, a low of 409 in 1790, 3,188 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1795 and 5 maps from 1891 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Limerick is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Limerick, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Limerick.
Limerick gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Portland and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Limerick since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Limerick has 426 jobs for its 1,552 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.6 minutes, against 24.6 across Maine.
Most working residents leave Limerick for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Limerick has added 139 jobs, to 426 in 2023. The top destinations are Portland (14%), South Portland (6%) and Waterboro (5%).
| Limerick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.9% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
14 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Sawyer Mountain Highlands, at 281 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Limerick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sawyer Mountain Highlands | 2 mi | 281 |
| 2. The Heath | — | 122 |
| 3. Poulin Preserve | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Limerick has grown 12% since 2020, to 3,575 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Limerick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Limerick | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.7% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.1% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,600, single groups can be off by several points
The Hollis weather station, 6 miles away, records that 81 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Hollis weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 7 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 90% of Maine places with climate records.
Limerick has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Limerick’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The nearest emergency room, Huggins Hospital, is 22.3 miles away in a straight line. Against the 8,415 U.S. towns with household incomes like Limerick’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Limerick beats the Maine average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Limerick adults binge drink.
| Limerick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Limerick | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.1% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Limerick is $1,758 a month. Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026. 90% of households own their home in Limerick.
| Limerick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,758 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Limerick; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Limerick residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
2,892 counted in 2010 and 3,188 in 2020; an estimated 3,575 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.1% since 2020, after 10.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Limerick on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Limerick.
Town in Maine, United States
Limerick (pronounced "LIM-rick") is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The population was 3,188 at the 2020 census. Limerick contains part of the census-designated place of Lake Arrowhead.
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6 towns share a border with Limerick.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | #49 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Waterboro | #39 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Newfield | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
| Lake Arrowhead | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limington | #57 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Cornish | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Parsonsfield | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
Newfield, Cornish and Parsonsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Limerick, Waterboro, Newfield, Limington, Cornish and Parsonsfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Arrowhead isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Limerick with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Limerick grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #49 of 142 in Maine. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
7 notable people were born here, including Alpheus Felch and Anne Carroll Moore.
