Compare towns
Levant vs Buxton vs Pittston
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Buxton has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Buxton | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
8,512Highest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Buxton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Pittston 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% |
19.2%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Buxton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Buxton and Pittston 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 |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Buxton and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Buxton 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 | #104 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.