Compare towns
Levant vs Cornish vs Corinth vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Cornish | Corinth | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,024Lowest |
2,990 |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
| Corinth and Levant 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Corinth 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% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Corinth 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% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Corinth 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 |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% 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±$27k 9% below ME |
— | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greene and Levant 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 |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth 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 | — | #102 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Central High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.