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Prospect vs Perham 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).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
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 | Perham | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
326Lowest |
1,098Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
50.2±5.8 12% above ME |
| Perham and Frankfort 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% |
19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Perham 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% |
24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Frankfort 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% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Perham 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±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$62,500±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
$80,000±$26k 7% above ME |
| Prospect and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$211,300±$60kHighest 29% below ME |
| Frankfort 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 |
— | $850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
| Prospect and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,926 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham 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% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Frankfort and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.