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Mexico vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Mexico | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kHighest 25% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Mexico and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Mexico and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | 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.