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Patten vs Prospect vs Patten
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 (28.7%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k 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 | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154Highest |
923 |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
| Patten and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8 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+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 23.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Patten 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.