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Boothbay Harbor vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay Harbor has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Boothbay Harbor | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,096Lowest |
2,238Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
54.3±6.3Lowest 21% above ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,800±$13kLowest 16% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,600±$49kHighest 35% above ME |
$335,800±$47kLowest 13% above ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,058±$123Highest 7% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,808Highest 8% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 42% below ME |
21 minHighest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Boothbay Region High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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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.