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Stetson 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
Stetson has the most people working from home (11%).
Jay has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Stetson | Jay | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,151Lowest |
4,657Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±5.1Highest 6% below ME |
39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Stetson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Stetson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,023±$28k about the ME average |
$70,238±$19kLowest 6% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,700±$34k 31% below ME |
$168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $800±$377 30% below ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Stetson 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 | — | #86 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 73 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Spruce Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.