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Phippsburg vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,238Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,800±$47kLowest 13% above ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.