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Levant vs Bellows Falls vs Kenduskeag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Kenduskeag has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Bellows Falls | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
2,891 |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
43.9±5.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Kenduskeag and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Kenduskeag 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 7% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$79,792±$14k about the U.S. average |
| Levant and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35k 41% below U.S. |
$177,900±$37kLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
$1,033±$287Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 17% below U.S. |
$4,448Highest 43% above U.S. |
$2,059Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Levant and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1992 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kenduskeag 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.