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Tremont vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Tremont | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
2,238Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest 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 | $88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% 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 | $407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$335,800±$47kLowest 13% 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 | $1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Tremont and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Highest 7% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest 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 | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest 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 | Tremont Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| 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.