Compare towns
Cornish vs Monroe vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Cornish | Monroe | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
1,001 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Monroe and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Monroe and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Monroe and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,207Highest 27% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minLowest 28% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.