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Hebron vs Turner vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the most homeowners (97.1%).
Turner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Hebron | Turner | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,105 |
5,891Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
| Turner and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,550±$19k 24% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Turner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$26k 18% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Turner and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,323Highest 23% below ME |
$2,294 24% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Hebron 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 | — | #33 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.