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Baileyville vs Phillips vs Linneus
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%).
Linneus has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
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.
| Measure | Baileyville | Phillips | Linneus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,339Highest |
1,094Lowest |
1,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
44.6±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
| 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%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Linneus and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.3%±3.2Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19k 20% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$65,114±$18kHighest 13% below ME |
| Linneus and Baileyville 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 |
$144,200±$53k 51% below ME |
| Phillips and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143Highest 23% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
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| 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 |
$1,608 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.8%±55 ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
17 min 29% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±3.3Lowest 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.