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Milo vs Unity vs Jonesport
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).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,858 |
1,166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
| Milo and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Jonesport 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$67,500±$13kHighest 10% below ME |
| Jonesport and Unity 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 |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Unity and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400 23% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,800 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Jonesport 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 · Ecology Learning Center | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.4 |
9.2Lowest |
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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.