Compare towns
Warren vs Danforth vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
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 | Warren | Danforth | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
666Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456 about the ME average |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Warren 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 | #120 of 133 in ME | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school 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.