Compare towns
Prospect vs Canton
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).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
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 | Canton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 923Lowest |
1,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
| Prospect and Canton 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% |
20.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Canton 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 |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Prospect and Canton 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 |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Prospect and Canton 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 |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,277Highest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 34% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.