Compare towns
Baldwin vs Calais vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
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 | Baldwin | Calais | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
3,097Highest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
| Baldwin and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
| Calais and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #48 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Calais Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | — | Calais Middle/High School | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.