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Milo vs Cushing vs Jonesport
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).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 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 | Cushing | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,460 |
1,166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Cushing and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Milo 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% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Jonesport 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 |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Cushing and Jonesport 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,800 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 13 | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 9.2Lowest |
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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.