Compare towns
Eustis vs Prospect vs Coplin plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eustis has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Coplin plantation has the most expensive homes ($322k 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 | Eustis | Prospect | Coplin plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 453 |
923Highest |
51Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
46.2±3.4 3% above ME |
| Eustis and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±13.4 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±58.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
19.6%±65.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
32.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±22.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Coplin plantation and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$51,875±$16k 31% below ME |
| Prospect and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$51k 12% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$321,900±$79kHighest 9% above ME |
| Coplin plantation and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$547Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
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| Prospect and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,542Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$2,395Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Eustis and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 52% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
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| Work from home | 12.5%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Eustis and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Eustis Public Schools | — | — |
| 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.