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Levant vs Epping vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
Epping has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Epping | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
7,430Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
39.7±4.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Epping 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Greene and Epping 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 7% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$98,093±$16k 22% above U.S. |
| Epping and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$270,000±$23k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 3% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,194±$224Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Epping and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$2,965 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 19% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | #77 of 120 in NH | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Epping School District | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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U.S. 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.