Compare towns
Chesterville vs Jay vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Chesterville | Jay | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
4,657Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
39.7±2.2Highest 11% below ME |
| Levant and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$70,238±$19k 6% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Chesterville 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 | — | #86 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 73 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Spruce Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.