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Baileyville vs Phillips

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).

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.

MeasureBaileyvillePhillips
People
Population
1,339Highest
1,094Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-13.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
-12.6%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
47.5±12.6Lowest
6% above ME
49.7±3.7Highest
11% above ME
Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.7%±4.9
ME: 18.1%
20.7%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
19.9%±4.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
21.3%±2.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.7%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
20.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.9%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,000±$19kHighest
20% below ME
$45,385±$12kLowest
39% below ME
Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$112,100±$20kLowest
62% below ME
$190,800±$18kHighest
36% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$873±$143Highest
23% below ME
$483±$377Lowest
58% below ME
Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,039Lowest
66% below ME
$2,582Highest
15% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
67%±35.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
40.4%±33Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.8%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
17.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
83.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
7 yrs older than ME
1974Highest
3 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
12 minLowest
53% below ME
23 minHighest
8% below ME
Work from home
6.7%±6.2Lowest
ME: 15.9%
16.8%±7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Baileyville Public Schools RSU 58/MSAD 58
High school in town Woodland Jr-Sr High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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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.