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Warren vs Wales 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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Warren | Wales | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
1,924Lowest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Highest 6% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Warren and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Warren 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% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
$250,400±$28k 16% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
| Levant and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Lowest about the ME average |
$1,154±$64 about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Warren 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% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 04 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oak Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.