Compare towns
Levant vs Unity vs Warren vs Stetson
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).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Warren has the oldest housing (typical home built 1981).
Stetson has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Warren | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,069 |
1,858 |
4,932Highest |
1,151Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42.2±2.2Highest 6% below ME |
42.2±5.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stetson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Stetson 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% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
| Levant and Stetson 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 |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Levant and Warren 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 |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
$800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
| Levant and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Warren 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 | — | #120 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.