Compare towns
Milbridge vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Milbridge | Levant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,222Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$31kLowest 19% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 26% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None 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.