Compare towns
Milo vs Troy 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 highest household income ($57k).
Troy has the most expensive homes ($213k 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 | Troy | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
984Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Troy and Limestone 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% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9kHighest 24% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
| Milo and Limestone 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 |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
$98,400±$18k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Troy 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 |
$1,752Highest 42% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy 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% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 min 70% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Limestone 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 03/MSAD 03 | 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.