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Milo vs Standish 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).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Limestone has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Standish | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165 |
10,662Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% 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%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Milo 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest 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% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9k 24% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Standish 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Milo 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Standish 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Bonny Eagle High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.