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Harmony vs Milo vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Harmony | Milo | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
2,165Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Harmony and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Harmony and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$63,194±$39kHighest 15% below ME |
| Cambridge and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58k 32% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $879±$400 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$1,574Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 30% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
41 min 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harmony Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.