Compare towns
Corinna vs Prospect vs St. Albans
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 people working from home (13%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Prospect | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
923Lowest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
54.3±7Highest 21% above ME |
| St. Albans 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% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5Lowest 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% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Corinna and Prospect 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 |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$65,600±$23k 12% below ME |
| Prospect and St. Albans 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 |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Prospect and St. Albans 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 |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$1,056±$662 7% below ME |
| Prospect and St. Albans 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 |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,915 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinna and St. Albans 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.