Compare towns
Alna vs Levant vs Whitefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Alna | Levant | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818Lowest |
3,069Highest |
2,157 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5 9% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Whitefield and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$73,875±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Alna and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176 4% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
| Levant and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667Highest 21% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,366Lowest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Whitefield 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.