Compare towns
Levant vs Lee vs Pittston
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 expensive homes ($269k median).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Lee | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
925Lowest |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Lee and Pittston 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% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee 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% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Pittston 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% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Lee 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 |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston 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±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston 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 |
— | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Levant 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 | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| 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.