Compare towns
Levant vs Bowdoin vs Mechanic Falls
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%).
Bowdoin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Mechanic Falls has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Bowdoin | Mechanic Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
3,188Highest |
3,134 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
39.8±4.7 11% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Mechanic Falls 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% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mechanic Falls and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.4%±6 ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls 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% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$69,914±$12kLowest 6% below ME |
| Bowdoin 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 |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$270,900±$44k 9% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Mechanic Falls 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 |
— | $1,076±$208Lowest 6% below ME |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls 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 |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,993 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±20.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.9%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Mechanic Falls 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | #122 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.