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Levant vs Auburn vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
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 | Levant | Auburn | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
24,602Highest |
2,990Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
| Corinth and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest 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+ | 21.6% ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$66,647±$5k 11% below ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
| Levant and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Auburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,041±$74 9% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Auburn 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | None in town | Edward Little High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| 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.