Compare towns
Corinna vs Exeter vs Prospect vs Porter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Corinna | Exeter | Prospect | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,093 |
923Lowest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Exeter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
| Exeter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Porter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
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| Prospect and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.