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Springfield vs Phillips vs Carroll plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the highest household income ($61k).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Carroll plantation has the most affordable homes ($84k median).
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 | Springfield | Phillips | Carroll plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
1,094Highest |
134Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
55.1±14.4Highest 23% above ME |
| Carroll plantation and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±15.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±20.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Carroll plantation and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±8.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Carroll plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
$45,385±$12k 39% below ME |
$24,643±$23kLowest 67% below ME |
| Springfield and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
$83,500±$16kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $483±$377 58% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,061Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
63 minHighest 157% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Springfield 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.