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Prospect vs Morrill 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).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Morrill | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Highest |
914 |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
39.8±6.1Lowest 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% |
22.8%±4.1Lowest 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% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Morrill 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 |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$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±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
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| Morrill 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 |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Prospect and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979 35% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Blaine and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 71 | — |
| 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.