Compare towns
Orono vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orono has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.9%).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Orono is a college town. 56.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Orono | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,902Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 51% below ME |
39.7±2.2Highest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 56.1%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,528±$5kLowest 18% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,600±$40kHighest 8% below ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Orono and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,255±$112Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,830Highest 59% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±10.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orono and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 24.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Orono 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 | #26 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 26 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Orono High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.