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Danforth vs Levant vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Levant has the most people working from home (6.9%).
Pittston has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Danforth | Levant | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
3,069 |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Danforth and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Levant 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Pittston 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 | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.