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Phillips vs Mount Chase vs Newburgh
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Mount Chase | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094 |
280Lowest |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Mount Chase 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% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Newburgh 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% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh 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±$12k 39% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582 15% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.