Compare towns
Prospect vs Windsor 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 highest household income ($81k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Solon has the most people working from home (9.1%).
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 | Windsor | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
2,690Highest |
963 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
| Solon 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% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Windsor 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Solon 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor 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±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% 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±$19k 34% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
| Windsor and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
| Windsor 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 |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 34% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Solon and Windsor 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 | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.