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Bucksport vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Bucksport | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,105Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±9.8Highest 20% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Bucksport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 33.5%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Prospect and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,011±$4kLowest 17% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
| Prospect and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,300±$71kHighest 28% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Bucksport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$77Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,801Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bucksport and Prospect 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 | #68 of 133 in ME | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.