Compare towns
Dresden vs Harrison vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dresden has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Levant has the youngest population (median age 39.7).
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 | Dresden | Harrison | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
2,513 |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Harrison and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±8 ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dresden and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,844±$22k about the ME average |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
$249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502 5% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
31 minLowest 24% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 02 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.