Compare towns
Levant vs Morrill vs Kenduskeag
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).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Kenduskeag has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Morrill | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
914Lowest |
1,333 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
43.9±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Kenduskeag and Morrill 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% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Kenduskeag 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% |
18.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Morrill 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% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag 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 |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$79,792±$14k 7% above ME |
| Levant and Kenduskeag 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 |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,033±$287 9% below ME |
| Levant and Kenduskeag 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 |
$2,472 19% below ME |
$2,059Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kenduskeag 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 71 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.