Compare towns
Levant vs Windsor vs Newburgh
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).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Newburgh has the oldest population (median age 45.8).
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 | Windsor | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,069Highest |
2,690 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Windsor 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% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh 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 |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Levant and Newburgh 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 |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Levant and Newburgh 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 |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Levant and Windsor 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 |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Windsor 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 | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.