Compare towns
Levant vs Smithfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield and Levant 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 |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Smithfield 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±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Levant and Smithfield 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 |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| Levant and Smithfield 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 |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.