Compare towns
Prospect vs Springfield vs Solon
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).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Solon has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
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 | Springfield | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923 |
310Lowest |
963Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
| Springfield and Solon 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% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Springfield 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% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and Springfield 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% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Prospect and Solon 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 |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$69,205±$20k 7% below ME |
| Prospect and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$183,600±$12k 38% below ME |
| Prospect and Solon 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 |
— | $915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Solon 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 34% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| 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.