Compare towns
Levant vs Gray 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 the youngest population (median age 39.7).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Glenburn has the oldest population (median age 47.7).
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 | Gray | Glenburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Lowest |
8,429Highest |
4,737 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
| Glenburn and Gray 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% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
| Glenburn and Gray 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 |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
| Gray 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 |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,287 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Gray 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #39 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Glenburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.