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Levant vs Auburn vs Greene
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 most affordable homes ($269k median).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
24,602Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
41.4±2.7Highest 8% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Auburn and Levant 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% |
23.3%±5.2Highest 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+ | 18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% 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 | $268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% 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 | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest 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 | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Edward Little High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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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.