Compare towns
Milo vs Sullivan 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).
Sullivan has the most expensive homes ($222k median).
Brownville has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Sullivan | Brownville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,246 |
983Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
46.5±4.6 4% above ME |
| Sullivan 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% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownville and Sullivan 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% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownville and Sullivan 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan 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 |
$59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
$64,063±$15kHighest 14% below ME |
| Brownville and Sullivan 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 |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$883±$114 22% below ME |
$1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
| Brownville and Sullivan 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 |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
26.2%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Sullivan 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% |
13.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
37 min 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan 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 24 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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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.