Compare towns
Machias vs Milo vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Machias has the most expensive homes ($141k median).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Limestone has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Machias | Milo | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,020 |
2,165Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.8±9.6Lowest 9% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest 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+ | 20.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Machias and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,375±$16kLowest 54% below ME |
$56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$17kHighest 52% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $692±$276Lowest 39% below ME |
$879±$400Highest 23% below ME |
$754±$233 34% below ME |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,885Highest 38% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Machias and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Machias are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Machias Public Schools | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Machias Memorial High School | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
12.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.