Compare towns
Friendship vs Mapleton vs Phillips vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Friendship has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Phillips has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Friendship | Mapleton | Phillips | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,213 |
1,884Highest |
1,094Lowest |
1,836 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±6.9Highest 24% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
| Friendship and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Friendship and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $75,625±$22k about the ME average |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$56k 7% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
| Surry and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$53Highest 20% above ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,218 27% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Friendship and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.