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Mapleton vs Levant vs Searsmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Searsmont has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | Mapleton | Levant | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,069Highest |
1,646Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
44.5±9.8Highest about the ME average |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$87,000±$20k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
| Searsmont and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$940±$311 17% below ME |
| Levant and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,788Highest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Searsmont and Mapleton 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 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None 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.