Compare towns
Blaine vs Hope vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Blaine | Hope | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 706Lowest |
1,748Highest |
923 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±17Highest 3% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
| Blaine and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Hope and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,707±$24kLowest 8% above ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Hope and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
| Hope and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hope Public Schools | — |
| 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.