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Cushing vs Phippsburg vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Cushing | Phippsburg | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
2,238Highest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cushing and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Cushing and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Phippsburg 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% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| 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.