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Phippsburg vs Millis vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Phippsburg | Millis | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,238Lowest |
8,888Highest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.3±6.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
46.4±3 19% above U.S. |
45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Phippsburg and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Millis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,833±$19k 34% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,800±$47k about the U.S. average |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,022±$346Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,034Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$3,847 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±98.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Millis 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Millis | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.