Compare towns
Leeds vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the highest household income ($85k).
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 | Leeds | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,285Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27kHighest 13% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461Highest 17% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Leeds and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | 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.