Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Milo vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Mars Hill | Milo | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398 |
2,165Highest |
389Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
47.5±5Highest 6% above ME |
| Westfield and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
18.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$52,917±$17kLowest 29% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kHighest 45% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$134,400±$61k 55% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
$950±$175Highest 17% below ME |
| Westfield and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Highest 39% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,550 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
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.