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Patten vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Prospect has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
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 | Patten | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 607Lowest |
923Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Patten and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
| Prospect and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs 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 | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.