Compare towns
Levant vs Vinalhaven
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vinalhaven 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 |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Levant and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Levant and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.