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Durham vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
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 | Durham | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,262Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Durham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.