Compare towns
Glenburn vs Mount Desert vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glenburn has the highest household income ($97k).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Glenburn | Mount Desert | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,737Highest |
1,671Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.4 6% above ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Desert and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Glenburn and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,287 8% above ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Glenburn 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 | #39 of 133 in ME | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Glenburn Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools | 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.