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Mexico vs Milo vs Mexico
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+28.2%).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Mexico has the most homeowners (77%).
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 | Mexico | Milo | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,142Lowest |
2,165 |
2,782Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
| Milo and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,972±$7kLowest 32% below ME |
$56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
| Milo and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,700±$11k 63% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$110,800±$10kHighest 63% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$310 15% below ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,944 36% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,961Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±20Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.