Compare towns
Levant vs Surry 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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Surry | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,836Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$22k 15% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$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±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Surry and Greene 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 |
$969±$129Lowest 15% 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Surry 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 | Surry Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.