Compare towns
Levant vs Bangor 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Bangor | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
31,938Highest |
2,990Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
| Corinth and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Levant 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% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor 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% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
| Levant and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor 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% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%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 |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.