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Milo vs Troy vs Medford
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).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Medford has the shortest commute (26 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 | Medford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
984 |
222Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±13.6 10% above ME |
50.5±8.8Highest 13% above ME |
| Medford and Troy 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% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Milo 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% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Medford 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% |
10.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6 ME: 5.8% |
| Troy and Medford 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 |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$65,476±$14kHighest 12% below ME |
| Medford 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±$27k 67% below ME |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
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| 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 |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 min 70% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
26 minLowest 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.