Compare towns
Levant vs Limerick vs Turner
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%).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 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 | Limerick | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
3,400 |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest 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% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner 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±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$100,036±$28k 34% above ME |
| Limerick and Turner 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 |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Turner and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| 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 |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Turner 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% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Turner 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 | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.