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Prospect vs Anson vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.6%).
Anson has the most renters (20.7% rent).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Prospect | Anson | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
2,331Highest |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±6.2Highest 4% above ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Anson and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
| Prospect and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$928±$62 19% below ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Blaine and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — |
| High school in town | — | Carrabec High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.