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Lamoine vs Phippsburg vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | Phippsburg | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782Lowest |
2,238 |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Phippsburg and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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±$15k 18% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Phippsburg and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Union and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school 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 |
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.