Compare towns
Pittston vs Owls Head 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%).
Owls Head has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Owls Head | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,093Highest |
1,482Lowest |
3,069 |
| 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±5.9 8% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Owls Head 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% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest 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% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
$87,325±$7kHighest 17% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Owls Head and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,191±$386 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Owls Head 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 |
$2,981Highest about the ME average |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Owls Head 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 13 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.