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Levant vs Brunswick 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 the highest household income ($86k).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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 | Brunswick | Mechanic Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
22,336Highest |
3,134 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
40±2.8Highest 11% below ME |
39.8±4.7 11% below ME |
| Brunswick 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% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest 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%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.4%±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% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$69,914±$12kLowest 6% below ME |
| Levant and Brunswick 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 |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$270,900±$44k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,076±$208Lowest 6% below 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 |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,993 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±20.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
26 min 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.9%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #122 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.