Compare towns
Prospect vs Orland vs Monroe
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 affordable homes ($197k median).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Orland | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
1,915Highest |
1,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
43.5±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Orland 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% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Monroe 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% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Orland and Monroe 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% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Orland and Monroe 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 |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
| Monroe 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 |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
| Orland and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
$1,149±$177 about the ME average |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
| Monroe and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,089 31% below ME |
$2,207Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Orland 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% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 34% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
32 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| 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.