Compare towns
Phillips vs Readfield 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).
Readfield has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Readfield | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,222 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% 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% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest 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% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Readfield 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$60,536±$16k 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$240,400±$31k 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$619±$186 46% below ME |
| Readfield and Milbridge 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Milbridge 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 38 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.