Compare towns
Levant vs Beals vs Jefferson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has the most renters (18.6% rent).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Jefferson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
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 | Levant | Beals | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
498Lowest |
2,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
38.1±4.9Lowest 15% below ME |
| Beals and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jefferson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$85,078±$17k 14% above 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 | $268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$311,600±$35kHighest 5% above ME |
| Jefferson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,120±$130 about the ME average |
| Levant and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,587Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Jefferson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Jefferson 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 | — | #45 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Beals Public Schools | Jefferson Public Schools |
| 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.