Compare towns
Glenburn vs Prospect vs Carmel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glenburn has the most people working from home (10.2%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Carmel has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Glenburn | Prospect | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,737Highest |
923Lowest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
| Glenburn and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Glenburn and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
$82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
| Glenburn and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,900±$49kHighest 7% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
| Glenburn and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$226 about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
| Carmel and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,287Highest 8% above ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,662 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.2%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Glenburn and Carmel 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 | #39 of 133 in ME | — | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Glenburn Public Schools | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None 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.