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Prospect vs Blaine vs Stetson
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 most kids (25.2% under 18).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Stetson has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Blaine | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
706Lowest |
1,151Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
46.3±17Highest 3% above ME |
42.2±5.1Lowest 6% below ME |
| Blaine and Prospect 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% |
24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Lowest 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% |
18.1%±7.3 ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Blaine 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% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Stetson 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 |
$80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
$76,023±$28kLowest about the ME average |
| 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±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
— | $205,700±$34kHighest 31% below ME |
| Stetson 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 |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
$800±$377 30% below ME |
| Prospect and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,962 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stetson and Blaine 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.