Compare towns
Levant vs Weld
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).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Weld 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Weld 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 |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Levant and Weld 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 |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Weld and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Weld 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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 | — |
| 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.