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Caribou vs Limestone vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caribou has the most expensive homes ($134k median).
Limestone has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
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 | Caribou | Limestone | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,382Highest |
1,579Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.7% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.3±1.7Highest 15% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Caribou and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Caribou and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,709±$9k 28% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
| Milo and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,100±$31kHighest 55% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Caribou and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $757±$143 34% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
| Milo and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,680Highest 45% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Caribou 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 | #59 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 39 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Caribou High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
8.6Lowest |
12.5 |
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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.