Compare towns
Levant vs Prospect vs Solon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Solon has the most people working from home (9.1%).
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 | Prospect | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
923Lowest |
963 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
| Solon and Prospect 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% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect 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% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Solon 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% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Prospect 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 |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$69,205±$20kLowest 7% below ME |
| Levant and Prospect 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 |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Solon 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 74/MSAD 74 |
| 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.