Compare towns
Levant vs Lyman 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).
Lyman has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Lyman | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
4,612Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| 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 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lyman 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 ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Lyman 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 |
$87,284±$14k 17% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Lyman 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 |
$360,400±$44kHighest 22% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,063±$522Lowest 7% 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 | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,717 11% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
37.7%±44.7Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Lyman 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 | #40 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.