Compare towns
Greene vs Hampden vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most homeowners (87.8%).
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
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 | Greene | Hampden | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
7,896Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
41±2.9Highest 8% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Hampden and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Hampden and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Hampden and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest 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 | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Greene 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 22 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.