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Washburn vs Phippsburg vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Washburn | Phippsburg | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,355 |
2,238Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,034 33% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.