Compare towns
Greene vs Windsor 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 people working from home (11.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Windsor | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
2,690Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Windsor 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% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Windsor 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below 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 | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% 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 | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Windsor 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 |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Windsor 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% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest 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 | #44 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 12 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.