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Levant vs Peru vs Sumner 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).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Peru | Sumner | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,501 |
845Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
48±7.6 7% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Sumner and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Peru 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% |
21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Peru 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% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Peru 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 |
$66,827±$19k 11% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene 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 |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$150,000±$73k 49% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$723±$16Lowest 37% 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 | $2,580 15% below ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 56 | RSU 10 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None 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.