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Gray 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
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Limestone has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Gray | Limestone | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,579Lowest |
2,165 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% 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 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.