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Warren vs Sangerville 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 renters (18.7% rent).
Sangerville has the most affordable homes ($124k 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 | Sangerville | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
1,136Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Sangerville 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% |
24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville 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% |
12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Sangerville 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 |
$50,313±$14kLowest 33% 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 |
$124,000±$40kLowest 58% 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 |
$850±$136Lowest 25% 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 |
$1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Lowest 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% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Warren 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.