Compare towns
Levant vs Cushing 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%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Cushing | Glenburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,460Lowest |
4,737Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
47.7±4.4 6% above ME |
| Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Cushing 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% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing 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% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$83,500±$19kLowest 12% above 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
| Cushing 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,287 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Glenburn 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 | — | #39 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 13 | 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.