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Byron vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the highest household income ($90k).
Phillips has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Byron | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 174Lowest |
1,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
| Byron and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Byron and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
| Phillips and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $483±$377 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,301Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 74% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.