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Danforth vs Levant vs Stetson
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 expensive homes ($269k median).
Stetson has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
3,069Highest |
1,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
42.2±5.1 6% below ME |
| Danforth and Stetson 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%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stetson and Levant 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%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Levant 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stetson 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±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
| Levant and Stetson 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 |
$205,700±$34k 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$800±$377 30% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson 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% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stetson 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school 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.