Compare towns
Corinth vs Bath vs Levant vs Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most kids (23% under 18).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Hudson has the most homeowners (92.4%).
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 | Corinth | Bath | Levant | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,990 |
8,815Highest |
3,069 |
1,305Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
47.5±6.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Hudson and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
19.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±3.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$67,933±$12k 9% below ME |
| Levant and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$157,300±$9k 47% below ME |
| Bath and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,086±$307 5% below ME |
| Levant and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$1,543 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
10.3%±51.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 min 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | Morse High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.