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Searsport vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Searsport has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
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 | Searsport | Milo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,655Highest |
2,165Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±7.2Lowest 4% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
| Milo and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Searsport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,303±$19kHighest 14% below ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Searsport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$78kHighest 24% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$87Highest about the ME average |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
| Searsport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,225Highest 27% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±25.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 20 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Searsport District High School | Penquis Valley Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.