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Freedom 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
Freedom has the most expensive homes ($191k median).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Freedom | Limestone | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,579 |
2,165Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Freedom and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kHighest 36% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.