Compare towns
Freeport 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
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Limestone has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Milo has the youngest population (median age 43.9).
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 | Freeport | Limestone | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
1,579Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Freeport and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Limestone 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
8.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.