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Limestone vs Milo vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Starks has the most expensive homes ($149k 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 | Limestone | Milo | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,165Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450Highest 52% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
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.