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Milo vs Levant vs Bradley
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).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Bradley has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Levant | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165 |
3,069Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Milo and Bradley 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley 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% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$76,667±$28k about the ME average |
| Levant and Bradley 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 |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$325 4% below ME |
| Levant and Bradley 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 |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,946 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Levant 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Levant 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | 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.