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Chesterville vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
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 | Chesterville | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,397Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kHighest 18% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Chesterville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Chesterville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%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 | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Chesterville 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.