Compare towns
Chesterville vs Levant vs Baldwin
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).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Levant | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
3,069Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Levant and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Levant and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Chesterville 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Chesterville 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.