Compare towns
Corinth vs Levant vs Prospect
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Corinth | Levant | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990 |
3,069Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Corinth 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% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect 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% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Levant and Prospect 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 |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 21% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | 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.