Compare towns
Wade vs Levant vs Castle Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Castle Hill has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Wade | Levant | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 244Lowest |
3,069Highest |
281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Castle Hill and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Levant and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$54,250±$14k 27% below ME |
| Levant and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Levant and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Levant and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Castle Hill and Wade 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school 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.