Compare towns
Levant vs Casco vs Glenburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Glenburn has the highest household income ($97k).
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 | Casco | Glenburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
3,696 |
4,737Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.7±4.4 6% above ME |
| Casco and Glenburn 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% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Glenburn 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% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% |
32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
| Glenburn and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
| Casco and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
| Casco and Levant 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 |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$3,287Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | — | #39 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Glenburn 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.