Compare towns
Phillips vs Cushing vs Milbridge
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 affordable homes ($191k median).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Milbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Cushing | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094Lowest |
1,460Highest |
1,222 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
| Milbridge and Phillips 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% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Cushing 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 |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$60,536±$16k 19% below ME |
| Cushing and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$240,400±$31k 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$619±$186 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582 15% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 13 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| 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.