Compare towns
Pittston vs Jay 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Levant has the most people working from home (6.9%).
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 | Jay | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093 |
4,657Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Pittston and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Jay 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% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Jay 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 |
$70,238±$19kLowest 6% 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 |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% 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 |
$759±$141Lowest 33% 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 | $1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 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 | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Jay 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 | #86 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 73 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spruce Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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| 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.