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Corinth vs Levant vs Phillips

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 affordable homes ($136k median).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Phillips has the shortest commute (23 min average).

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.

MeasureCorinthLevantPhillips
People
Population
2,990
3,069Highest
1,094Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.8%
ME: +2.6%
+3.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-12.6%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.7±6
5% below ME
39.7±2.2Lowest
11% below ME
49.7±3.7Highest
11% above ME
Phillips and Corinth 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%
19.8%±4.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
20.7%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
Corinth and Phillips 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%
18.1%±4.9
ME: 22.4%
21.3%±2.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Phillips and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.2%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21.6%Highest
ME: 36.2%
20.7%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.5
ME: 5.8%
2.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.9%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
Phillips and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,229±$5k
14% below ME
$86,071±$22kHighest
15% above ME
$45,385±$12kLowest
39% below ME
Levant and Corinth 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
$268,500±$27kHighest
9% below ME
$190,800±$18k
36% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$883±$157
22% below ME
$1,370±$120Highest
20% above ME
$483±$377Lowest
58% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$2,580
15% below ME
$2,582Highest
15% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.4%±11.6Lowest
ME: 48.4%
45.7%±14Highest
ME: 48.4%
40.4%±33
ME: 48.4%
Levant and Phillips 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%
9%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
17.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%
ME: 74.3%
81.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
83.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
1995Highest
18 yrs newer than ME
1974Lowest
3 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
21% above ME
31 minHighest
27% above ME
23 minLowest
8% below ME
Work from home
15.6%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±5.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
16.8%±7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Phillips 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 #124 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 64/MSAD 64 RSU 87/MSAD 23 RSU 58/MSAD 58
High school in town Central High School None in town None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
14.3
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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.