Compare towns
Levant vs Monroe vs Prospect
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).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k 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 | Monroe | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
1,001 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Prospect 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% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Levant and Monroe 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 |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Levant and Monroe 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 |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Levant and Monroe 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 |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe 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% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school 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.