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Levant vs Plainfield vs Greene

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($442k median).
Greene has the most homeowners (87.8%).

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.

MeasureLevantPlainfieldGreene
People
Population
3,069
2,522Lowest
4,417Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.7±2.2Highest
about the U.S. average
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
39.7±4.9Highest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.1%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.1%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Plainfield 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
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Greene and Plainfield 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
7% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$98,093±$16k
22% above U.S.
Plainfield and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$27kLowest
19% below U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$270,000±$23k
19% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,370±$120
3% below U.S.
$1,674±$181Highest
18% above U.S.
$1,194±$224Lowest
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,580Lowest
17% below U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$2,965
5% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.7%±14
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.8%±20.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1995Highest
15 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
26 min
3% below U.S.
Work from home
6.9%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Plainfield 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 #19 of 120 in NH #69 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 87/MSAD 23 Plainfield School District RSU 52/MSAD 52
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
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U.S. 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.