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Mexico vs Milo vs Ogunquit vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Milo has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
East Millinocket has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,142 |
2,165Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,495 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $50,972±$7k 32% below ME |
$56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Milo 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±$27k 67% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$310Highest 15% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
— | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Mexico and Milo 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 |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±20 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1960 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.