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Mount Desert vs Phippsburg vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Phippsburg has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Bremen has the most kids (18.6% 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 | Mount Desert | Phippsburg | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
2,238Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Desert and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9kLowest 24% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$100,000±$21k 34% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$335,800±$47kLowest 13% above ME |
$425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
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| Mount Desert and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,829 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
22 minHighest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school 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.