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Stetson vs Gorham vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
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 | Stetson | Gorham | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,151 |
18,300Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±5.1 6% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,023±$28kLowest about the ME average |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,700±$34k 31% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Stetson 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.