Compare towns
Milo vs Medford vs Sebec
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering MiloBrownville
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Medford has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Sebec has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
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 | Medford | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
222Lowest |
547 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
50.5±8.8Highest 13% above ME |
49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
| Medford and Sebec 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% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec 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% |
20.7%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
10.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Medford 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 |
$65,476±$14k 12% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Medford 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 |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
$233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450 52% below ME |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,810Highest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Medford 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% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
97.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
26 minLowest 6% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebec and Medford 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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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.