Compare towns
Bremen vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Bremen | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 917Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Bremen and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.