Compare towns
Prospect vs Hermon vs Frankfort
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).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Frankfort has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Hermon | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort 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% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Hermon 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% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Frankfort and Hermon 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% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$80,000±$26kLowest 7% above ME |
| Hermon and Prospect 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 |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$211,300±$60k 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979 35% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Hermon 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998 21 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1991Lowest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 min 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Frankfort and Hermon 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 | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.