Compare towns
Greene vs Unity vs Levant vs Auburn
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 highest household income ($98k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Auburn has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Levant | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,858Lowest |
3,069 |
24,602Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
41.4±2.7Highest 8% below ME |
| Auburn and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Levant 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% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$66,647±$5k 11% below 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 | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
| Auburn and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,041±$74 9% below ME |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
22 min 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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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.