Compare towns
Prospect vs Anson vs Bucksport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the highest household income ($81k).
Anson has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
Bucksport has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Bucksport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
2,331 |
3,105Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
53.6±9.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Bucksport and Anson 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%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Anson and Prospect 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 |
$62,011±$4k 17% below ME |
| Prospect and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
$214,300±$71kHighest 28% below ME |
| Bucksport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$928±$62 19% below ME |
$855±$77Lowest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,801 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport and Prospect 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% |
6.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bucksport and Prospect 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 | — | — | #68 of 133 in ME |
| 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.