Compare towns
Newport vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Newport | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Newport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
| Prospect and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kHighest 21% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Newport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older 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 | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Prospect 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 | #97 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | — |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.