Compare towns
Exeter vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Milo has the most kids (16.8% under 18).
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 | Exeter | Milo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
2,165Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Highest 47% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 43% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.