Compare towns
Glenburn vs Bath vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glenburn has the highest household income ($97k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Glenburn | Bath | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,737 |
8,815Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Glenburn and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
| Glenburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Bath and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$226 about the ME average |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,287 8% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 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 |
| Work from home | 10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Glenburn 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 | #39 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Glenburn Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.