diff --git a/src/compare/compare_field.rs b/src/compare/compare_field.rs
index 8ee4557..9ea46c3 100644
--- a/src/compare/compare_field.rs
+++ b/src/compare/compare_field.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use super::diff::artificial_diff_scope;
 use super::diff::compare_ast_node;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ use super::diff::DiffStatus;
 use super::sexp::unquote;
 use super::sexp::Token;
 use super::util::get_property;
+use super::util::get_property_numeric;
 use super::util::get_property_quoted_string;
 use super::util::get_property_unquoted_atom;
 use crate::types::AstNode;
@@ -117,6 +119,38 @@ pub(crate) fn compare_property_unquoted_atom<'b, 's, 'x, R, RG: Fn(R) -> Option<
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn compare_property_numeric<
+    'b,
+    's,
+    'x,
+    R,
+    RV: FromStr + PartialEq + Debug,
+    RG: Fn(R) -> Option<RV>,
+>(
+    _source: &'s str,
+    emacs: &'b Token<'s>,
+    rust_node: R,
+    emacs_field: &'x str,
+    rust_value_getter: RG,
+) -> Result<ComparePropertiesResult<'b, 's>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + 's>>
+where
+    <RV as FromStr>::Err: std::error::Error,
+    <RV as FromStr>::Err: 's,
+{
+    let value = get_property_numeric::<RV>(emacs, emacs_field)?;
+    let rust_value = rust_value_getter(rust_node);
+    if rust_value != value {
+        let this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
+        let message = Some(format!(
+            "{} mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
+            emacs_field, value, rust_value
+        ));
+        Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(this_status, message))
+    } else {
+        Ok(ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange)
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn compare_property_list_of_quoted_string<
     'b,
     's,
diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index bc95af5..e782676 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use super::compare_field::compare_property_always_nil;
 use super::compare_field::compare_property_boolean;
 use super::compare_field::compare_property_list_of_ast_nodes;
 use super::compare_field::compare_property_list_of_quoted_string;
+use super::compare_field::compare_property_numeric;
 use super::compare_field::compare_property_quoted_string;
 use super::compare_field::compare_property_unquoted_atom;
 use super::elisp_fact::ElispFact;
@@ -594,6 +595,55 @@ fn compare_section<'b, 's>(
     .into())
 }
 
+fn new_compare_heading<'b, 's>(
+    source: &'s str,
+    emacs: &'b Token<'s>,
+    rust: &'b Heading<'s>,
+) -> Result<DiffEntry<'b, 's>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + 's>> {
+    let mut this_status = DiffStatus::Good;
+    let mut child_status = Vec::new();
+    let mut message = None;
+
+    compare_children(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        &rust.children,
+        &mut child_status,
+        &mut this_status,
+        &mut message,
+    )?;
+
+    for diff in compare_properties!(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        rust,
+        (
+            EmacsField::Required(":level"),
+            |r| Some(r.level),
+            compare_property_numeric
+        )
+    ) {
+        match diff {
+            ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange => {}
+            ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(new_status, new_message) => {
+                this_status = new_status;
+                message = new_message
+            }
+            ComparePropertiesResult::DiffEntry(diff_entry) => child_status.push(diff_entry),
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(DiffResult {
+        status: this_status,
+        name: rust.get_elisp_name(),
+        message,
+        children: child_status,
+        rust_source: rust.get_source(),
+        emacs_token: emacs,
+    }
+    .into())
+}
+
 fn compare_heading<'b, 's>(
     source: &'s str,
     emacs: &'b Token<'s>,