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Bradley vs Bradley vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Bradley has the highest household income ($77k).
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.
| Measure | Bradley | Bradley | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845Lowest |
1,645Highest |
1,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
42.6±9.7Lowest 5% below ME |
49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
| Bradley and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9% ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$23k 16% below ME |
$76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
$201,800±$37kHighest 32% below ME |
$190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
| Bradley and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,034±$485 9% below ME |
$1,088±$325Highest 4% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
$1,946 36% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±9.9 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 34 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school 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.