Compare towns
Levant vs Bristol
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
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 | Bristol |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
2,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
| Bristol 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 |
$406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,051±$106Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,668Highest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | #16 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Bristol Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.