Compare towns
Levant vs Cushing vs Chapman 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 renters (18.6% rent).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Cushing | Chapman | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,460 |
388Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Cushing and Chapman 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% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Greene 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% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Chapman 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 |
$83,500±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Chapman 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
— | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
| Cushing and Levant 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 13 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| 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 | 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.