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Country around Phillips is a rural area of about 1,632 people in Franklin County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Lewiston, ME and 171 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 118 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $475 a month.
1,632people
$177kTypical home
$475/moRent
71° / 18°Summer / winter
118"Snow
212Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,632 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Boston, MA
- 51 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,113/mo)
- Median rent $475/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 118" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to AUG airport
- 80 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,841 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+8 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk