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Milo vs Brooks vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Brooks has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Limestone has the shortest commute (19 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 | Brooks | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Brooks and Milo 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 |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Brooks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450 52% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.