Compare towns
Avon vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
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 | Avon | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 359Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Highest 5% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Avon and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32kLowest 16% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Avon and Levant 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.