Compare towns
Belgrade vs Phippsburg 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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Phippsburg | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
2,238 |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
| Phippsburg 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% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Phippsburg and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,022±$346Highest 10% below ME |
$893±$168 22% below ME |
| Phippsburg and Mount Vernon 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 |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg 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% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest 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 01 - LKRSU | 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.