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Newport vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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.
| Measure | Newport | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newport and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kLowest 21% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newport 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 | #97 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 19 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.