Compare towns
Prospect vs Levant 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).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Levant | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
3,069Highest |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
46.3±17Highest 3% above 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% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest 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%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Levant 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% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$80,707±$24kLowest 8% above ME |
| Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979 35% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Levant and Blaine 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.