Compare towns
Levant vs Eliot vs Jefferson
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 affordable homes ($269k median).
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Jefferson has the most kids (28% under 18).
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 | Eliot | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
7,146Highest |
2,647Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
38.1±4.9Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jefferson and Levant 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Jefferson 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% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Jefferson and Levant 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 |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$85,078±$17kLowest 14% above ME |
| Eliot 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 |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$311,600±$35k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,120±$130Lowest about the ME average |
| Eliot 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 |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,587 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.8%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot 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% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #45 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Jefferson Public Schools |
| 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.