Compare towns
Prospect vs Sidney 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).
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Frankfort has the oldest population (median age 50.2).
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 | Sidney | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
4,790Highest |
1,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort 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% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Frankfort 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Frankfort and Prospect 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$80,000±$26kLowest 7% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$211,300±$60k 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
| Sidney and Prospect 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 |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
$1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Sidney 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
1991Lowest 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% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Frankfort 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | — |
| 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.