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Levant vs Millinocket vs Newburgh
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).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
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 | Millinocket | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
4,115Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Newburgh 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% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Newburgh 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Levant and Newburgh 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 |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Levant and Newburgh 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 |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Newburgh 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% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Millinocket 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 | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.