Compare towns
Milo vs Sebec vs Brownville
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 renters (32.2% rent).
Sebec has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Brownville has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
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 | Sebec | Brownville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
547Lowest |
983 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±7.6Highest 10% above ME |
46.5±4.6 4% above ME |
| Sebec and Brownville 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% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Brownville 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%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownville and Sebec 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% |
32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Brownville 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 |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
$64,063±$15k 14% below ME |
| Sebec and Brownville 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 |
$233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME |
$96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
| Brownville and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450 52% below ME |
$1,810Highest 40% below ME |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
37 min 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Sebec and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | 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.