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Phillips vs Greene
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%).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,094Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Phillips 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 |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.