Compare towns
Levant vs Brunswick 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).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% 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 | Brunswick | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
17,652Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Highest 11% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick 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% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% 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 |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
| Brunswick and Levant 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 |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Greene 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.