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Ellsworth vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Ellsworth | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,657Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kHighest 18% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Highest 11% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262Highest 7% above ME |
$2,582Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs 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%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.