Compare towns
Bristol vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Bristol | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,917Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Bristol and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,051±$106Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,668Highest 12% below ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bristol Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None 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.