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Milo vs Exeter
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 kids (16.8% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Milo 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 |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter 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 |
$1,602Highest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Exeter 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
35 minLowest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.