Compare towns
Phillips vs Exeter 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 renters (16.7% rent).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Exeter | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094 |
1,093Lowest |
1,222Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8% ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
50.3±6.2 12% above ME |
| Exeter and Milbridge 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest 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%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$60,536±$16k 19% below ME |
| Exeter 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±$18k 36% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$619±$186 46% below ME |
| Exeter and Milbridge 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Phillips 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 37/MSAD 37 |
| 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.