Compare towns
Leeds vs Milo vs Sebago
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Leeds | Milo | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Highest |
2,165 |
2,073Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Milo and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Milo and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebago and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565Highest 16% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 37% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town |
| 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.