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Stoneham vs Phillips vs Bowerbank
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
Phillips has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Bowerbank has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Stoneham | Phillips | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 271 |
1,094Highest |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
58.3±17.3 30% above ME |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,750±$27k 15% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$199,500±$125k 33% below ME |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
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| Stoneham and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,426 53% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank 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.