Compare towns
Limestone vs Pownal vs Milo
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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Pownal has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Milo has the youngest population (median age 43.9).
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 | Pownal | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
1,696 |
2,165Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
47.2±8.4Highest 5% above ME |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Pownal and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pownal and Limestone 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% |
49%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$104,333±$14kHighest 40% above ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
$436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$981±$636Highest 14% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
| Pownal 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 |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Pownal and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 05 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.