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Levant vs Gorham vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
Pittston has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Gorham | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
18,300Highest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Levant 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% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Gorham 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 |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Lowest 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% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.