Best PlacesLimerick, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Limerick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Limerick ranks 2,715th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Limerick
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Limerick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Limerick ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of towns
Where Limerick ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.6 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,184 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Limerick
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Limerick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,730, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Limerick's effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Limerick
Limerick's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Limerick.
Who works in Limerick, and how
Work in Limerick centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Limerick
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Limerick, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Limerick, month by month
Limerick sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 25° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Limerick
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Limerick
Schools across Limerick average an A+, better than 99% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waterboro Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Line ElementaryA+ · 83% proficient
- H B Emery Jr Memorial SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Massabesic Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Bonny Eagle Middle SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top high schools
- Bonny Eagle High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Massabesic High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Limerick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Limerick measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Limerick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Limerick
Is Limerick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Limerick ranks 2,715th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Limerick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,259. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $98,730 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Limerick safe?
Yes, Limerick is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $105 per resident a year.
Compare Limerick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Limerick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Limerick represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Limerick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Limerick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Limerick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Limerick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Limerick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Limerick detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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