Compare towns
Chesterville vs Milo vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Chesterville | Milo | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
2,165Highest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4 16% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Milo and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milo and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$62,857±$6kHighest 16% below ME |
| Unity and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
| Chesterville and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Chesterville and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.