Compare towns
Prospect vs Lee 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 the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Lee | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
925Highest |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Lee 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% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest 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% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lee 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Lee 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 |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% 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 |
$174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
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| Prospect and Lee 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 |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee 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% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 34% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.