Compare towns
Levant vs Limerick vs Baldwin
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).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Limerick | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
3,400Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Limerick and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Limerick and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Baldwin 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.