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Jonesport vs Mapleton vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Jonesport | Mapleton | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,166Lowest |
1,884 |
2,165Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
| Milo and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Mapleton and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Mapleton and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,800Highest 41% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Jonesport-Beals High School | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Lowest |
— | 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.