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Milo vs Brooks vs Sebec
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).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Sebec has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,208 |
547Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
49.3±7.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Sebec and Brooks 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% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec 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% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sebec 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Sebec 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 |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Brooks 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±$33k 34% below ME |
$233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME |
| Sebec and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
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| Brooks 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 |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,810 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Brooks 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.