Compare towns
Milo vs Baldwin vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Calais has the shortest commute (16 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 | Milo | Baldwin | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165 |
1,170Lowest |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Baldwin and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
| Baldwin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
| Calais and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Milo 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 | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.