Compare towns
Prospect vs Steuben vs Bucksport
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).
Steuben has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
Bucksport has the most renters (31.2% rent).
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 | Steuben | Bucksport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
1,388 |
3,105Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
53.6±9.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Bucksport 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% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Steuben 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% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$76,466±$4k about the ME average |
$62,011±$4kLowest 17% below ME |
| Prospect and Steuben 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 |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$214,300±$71kHighest 28% below ME |
| Bucksport 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 |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
$855±$77 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979 35% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
$1,801Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58%±54Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bucksport 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% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±8.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Bucksport 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 | — | — | #68 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 24 | — |
| 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.