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Levant vs Ogunquit vs Nobleboro
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Nobleboro has the shortest commute (20 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 | Ogunquit | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,906 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Levant and Nobleboro 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,049 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.