Compare towns
Millinocket vs Levant vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Millinocket | Levant | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
3,069Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Millinocket 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 | #98 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.