Compare towns
Belgrade vs Phillips vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the highest household income ($88k).
Phillips has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Mount Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Belgrade | Phillips | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
1,094Lowest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
| Phillips and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Belgrade and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Belgrade and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108 25% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$893±$168Highest 22% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Highest 6% below ME |
$2,582Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Belgrade 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.