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Springfield vs Levant vs Lakeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).
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 | Springfield | Levant | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
3,069Highest |
99Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME |
| Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$65,625±$8k 12% below ME |
| Levant and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$313,600±$251kHighest 6% above ME |
| Lakeville and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,010Lowest 67% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 21% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
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| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.