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Newport vs Prospect vs Stetson
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).
Stetson has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.3%).
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 | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
923Lowest |
1,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
42.2±5.1Lowest 6% below ME |
| 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% |
22.4%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Stetson 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%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stetson and Newport 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 |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
| Prospect and Stetson 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 |
$205,700±$34k 31% below ME |
| Newport and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104 22% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and Newport 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% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Stetson 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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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.