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Levant vs Waterville 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Waterville has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Waterville | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
17,077Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Highest 11% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest 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% |
18.3%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Waterville 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 ME: 36.2% |
30.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% 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 |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% 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 |
$978±$72Lowest 14% 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 | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,755 9% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Waterville 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 | #105 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Waterville Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.