Compare towns
Levant vs Chesterville vs Baldwin
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%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Chesterville | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
1,397 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Chesterville 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 |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Levant and Baldwin 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 |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Levant and Baldwin 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 |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Chesterville 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 Our Story | 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.