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Harmony vs Milo vs Wellington
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 expensive homes ($203k median).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Wellington has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Wellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
2,165Highest |
161Lowest |
| 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±2.5 18% above ME |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
63.6±8.6Highest 42% above ME |
| Wellington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±16.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.8%±11.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±7.3Lowest 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±$13k 28% below ME |
$56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
$44,519±$4kLowest 40% below ME |
| Milo and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$133,700±$30k 55% below ME |
| Harmony and Wellington 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 | $1,449 52% below ME |
$1,450Highest 52% below ME |
$933Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 30% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
38 min 54% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wellington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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.