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Eustis vs Levant vs Sumner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eustis has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).

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.

MeasureEustisLevantSumner
People
Population
453Lowest
3,069Highest
845
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%
ME: +2.6%
+3.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+5.9%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
59.1±14Highest
32% above ME
39.7±2.2Lowest
11% below ME
56.1±8.4
25% above ME
Eustis and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.5%±13.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
19.8%±4.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
17.2%±6.9
ME: 18.1%
Levant and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
38.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
18.1%±4.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
29.7%±5.2
ME: 22.4%
Eustis and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21.6%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15.4%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±4.8
ME: 5.8%
2.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
1.4%±1.4Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Levant and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$32,118±$11kLowest
57% below ME
$86,071±$22kHighest
15% above ME
$57,750±$19k
23% below ME
Levant and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$262,200±$51k
12% below ME
$268,500±$27kHighest
9% below ME
$150,000±$73kLowest
49% below ME
Levant and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$916±$547Lowest
20% below ME
$1,370±$120Highest
20% above ME
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Levant and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,542Lowest
49% below ME
$2,580Highest
15% below ME
$2,167
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66%±37.8
ME: 48.4%
45.7%±14Lowest
ME: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Sumner and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
23%Highest
ME: 10.7%
9%
ME: 10.7%
5.8%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
61.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
81.4%
ME: 74.3%
91.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
2 yrs older than ME
1995Highest
18 yrs newer than ME
1977
same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
12 minLowest
52% below ME
31 min
27% above ME
42 minHighest
72% above ME
Work from home
12.5%±6.6
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±5.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
18.5%±8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Sumner and Eustis 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 Eustis Public Schools RSU 87/MSAD 23 RSU 10
High school in town None 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.