Compare towns
Pittston vs Castle Hill vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittston has the highest household income ($87k).
Castle Hill has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Pittston | Castle Hill | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
281Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Castle Hill and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest 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+ | 18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% 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 | $238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% 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 | $1,080±$593 5% below ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909 37% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Castle Hill 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 | #123 of 133 in ME | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.