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Mount Chase vs Prospect vs Charlotte
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Charlotte has the most homeowners (98.2%).
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 | Mount Chase | Prospect | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
923Highest |
377 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
48.6±3.1 8% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$67,813±$18k 9% below ME |
| Prospect and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$140,800±$30k 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
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| Mount Chase and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$2,000Highest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Prospect and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.