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Lamoine vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Phillips has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
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 | Lamoine | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,782Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Lowest 11% above ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lamoine and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kHighest 10% above ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None 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.