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Cornish vs Levant vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Cornish | Levant | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,069Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
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| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Cornish 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.