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Milo vs Somerville vs Limestone
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).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Somerville | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
837Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
| Limestone and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Limestone 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% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone 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% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450 52% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 12 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.