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Danforth vs Levant vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Danforth | Levant | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666 |
3,069Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Levant and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,500 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weston 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.