Compare towns
Milo vs Corinth vs Brownville
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 renters (32.2% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Brownville has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
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 | Corinth | Brownville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165 |
2,990Highest |
983Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
46.5±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Brownville and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Brownville 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brownville and Corinth 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 |
$64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$64,063±$15k 14% below ME |
| Corinth and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27k 67% below ME |
$135,800±$31kHighest 54% below ME |
$96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
| Corinth and Milo 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 |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
| Brownville and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Highest 52% below ME |
$1,381 55% below ME |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Brownville 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% |
11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
37 min 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Brownville 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 | — | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Central High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.