Compare towns
Milbridge vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Milbridge | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,222Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
$61,635±$10kHighest 18% below ME |
| Chesterville and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Milbridge and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 26% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.