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Calais vs Whiting vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Whiting has the most expensive homes ($214k median).
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 | Calais | Whiting | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
506Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
| Whiting and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Whiting and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Calais and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
$214,200±$52kHighest 28% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$879±$400 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 | $1,684 45% below ME |
$1,728Highest 43% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest 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 | 21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Whiting 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 | Whiting Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | None in town | 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.