Compare towns
Frankfort vs Windham vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Frankfort has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
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 | Frankfort | Windham | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,098 |
19,188Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
| Frankfort and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Frankfort and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,000±$26kLowest 7% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Windham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,300±$60k 29% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
| Windham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 31% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.