Compare towns
Jefferson vs Millinocket vs Levant vs Somerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jefferson has the most people working from home (8.9%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Jefferson | Millinocket | Levant | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,647 |
4,115Highest |
3,069 |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.1±4.9 15% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jefferson and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $85,078±$17k 14% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
| Levant and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$35kHighest 5% above ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
| Jefferson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,120±$130 about the ME average |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,587Highest 15% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,505 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
17% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Jefferson 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 | #45 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Jefferson Public Schools | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.