Compare towns
Levant vs Bradley vs Kenduskeag
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 expensive homes ($269k median).
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Kenduskeag has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Bradley | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
1,645 |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
43.9±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Kenduskeag and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley 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 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley 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% ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag and Bradley 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 |
$76,667±$28kLowest about the ME average |
$79,792±$14k 7% above ME |
| 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 9% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$325 4% below ME |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,059 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag 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 | RSU 34 | — |
| High school 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.