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New Gloucester vs Levant

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).

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.

MeasureNew GloucesterLevant
People
Population
5,766Highest
3,069Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+3.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.1±5.5Highest
10% below ME
39.7±2.2Lowest
11% below ME
New Gloucester and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.2%±5.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
19.8%±4.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
New Gloucester and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.4%±4.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
18.1%±4.9Highest
ME: 22.4%
Levant and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±2.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
New Gloucester and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,797±$12kHighest
46% above ME
$86,071±$22kLowest
15% above ME
New Gloucester and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$357,100±$29kHighest
20% above ME
$268,500±$27kLowest
9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,150±$249Lowest
about the ME average
$1,370±$120Highest
20% above ME
Levant and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,417Highest
13% above ME
$2,580Lowest
15% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24.7%±12Lowest
ME: 48.4%
45.7%±14Highest
ME: 48.4%
Levant and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Lowest
14 yrs newer than ME
1995Highest
18 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
9% above ME
31 minHighest
27% above ME
Work from home
14.2%±6.5Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±5.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
New Gloucester and Levant 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 #65 of 133 in ME #124 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 15/MSAD 15 RSU 87/MSAD 23
High school in town None 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.