Compare towns
Levant vs Waterville 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Waterville has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Kenduskeag has the oldest population (median age 43.9).
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 | Waterville | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
17,077Highest |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7% ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
43.9±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Kenduskeag and Levant 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kenduskeag 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% |
18.3%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Waterville 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% |
30.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
$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 |
$184,600±$21k 38% below ME |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$978±$72Lowest 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 | $2,580 15% below ME |
$2,755Highest 9% below ME |
$2,059Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Waterville and Kenduskeag 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 | #105 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Waterville Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.