Compare towns
Minot vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Minot | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,794Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Minot and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17kHighest 28% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Minot and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26kHighest about the ME average |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Highest 14% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Minot and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Lowest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #78 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 16 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.