Compare towns
Levant vs Wade vs Mechanic Falls
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 highest household income ($86k).
Wade has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
Mechanic Falls has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Wade | Mechanic Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
244Lowest |
3,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
39.8±4.7 11% below ME |
| Wade and Mechanic Falls 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% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mechanic Falls and Levant 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% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.4%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls 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 |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$69,914±$12k 6% below ME |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$157,100±$109kLowest 47% below ME |
$270,900±$44kHighest 9% below ME |
| Mechanic Falls and Levant 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 |
— | $1,076±$208Lowest 6% below ME |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls 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 |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,993Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±20.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.9%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Mechanic Falls 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 | — | #122 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 16 |
| 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.