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Danforth vs Greene vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Greene has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Danforth | Greene | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
4,417Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Greene 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 | — | #69 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.