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Milo vs Searsport
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).
Searsport has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Searsport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,165Lowest |
2,655Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
42.9±7.2Lowest 4% below ME |
| Milo and Searsport 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% |
15.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Searsport 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% |
23.7%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Searsport 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsport 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 |
$64,303±$19kHighest 14% below ME |
| Searsport and Milo 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 |
$224,400±$78kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,105±$87Highest about the ME average |
| Searsport 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 |
$2,225Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.2%±25.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Searsport 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% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
69.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #109 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 20 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Searsport District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
8.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.