Compare towns
Porter vs Prospect vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k 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 | Porter | Prospect | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
923Lowest |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Prospect and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Prospect and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 30% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.