Compare towns
Prospect vs Bingham 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%).
Bingham has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Bingham | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Highest |
660Lowest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Bingham 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% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest 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%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Bingham 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 |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% 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 |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$691±$303 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham 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% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.