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Levant vs Windsor vs Mechanic Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Mechanic Falls has the most people working from home (7.9%).
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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 | Windsor | Mechanic Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069 |
2,060Lowest |
3,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
39.8±4.7 about the U.S. average |
| Windsor 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%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mechanic Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 7% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$69,914±$12k 13% below U.S. |
| 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 19% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$270,900±$44kHighest 19% below U.S. |
| 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 3% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,076±$208 24% below U.S. |
| Levant and Mechanic Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,993 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±20.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mechanic Falls 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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 |
U.S. 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.