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Washburn vs Phippsburg vs Wade
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 kids (21.7% under 18).
Phippsburg has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Wade has the oldest housing (typical home built 1951).
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 | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,355 |
2,238Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.2±7.7Lowest 8% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Wade 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% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Washburn and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,022±$346Highest 10% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,034Highest 33% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Phippsburg and Wade 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 | — |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.