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Lee vs Prospect vs Garland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
Garland has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Lee | Prospect | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 925Highest |
923 |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.5±11.5 15% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
53.5±4.3Highest 19% above ME |
| Garland and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Lee and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$51,094±$12k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$205,400±$38kHighest 31% below ME |
| Garland and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$794±$248Lowest 30% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,547 49% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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