Compare towns
Searsport vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Searsport has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Searsport | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,655Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±7.2Lowest 4% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Searsport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,303±$19kLowest 14% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
| Prospect and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$78kHighest 24% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Searsport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$87Lowest about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,225Highest 27% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±25.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 20 | — |
| High school in town | Searsport District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.