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Phillips vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Phillips | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,094Lowest |
1,339Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
| Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$873±$143Highest 23% below ME |
| Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.