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Solon vs Milo vs Burnham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Solon has the highest household income ($69k).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Burnham has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Solon | Milo | Burnham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 963 |
2,165Highest |
953Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
48.4±3.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Burnham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Solon and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$59,261±$18k 21% below ME |
| Solon and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,600±$12kHighest 38% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$178,100±$43k 40% below ME |
| Solon and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $915±$100 20% below ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,308±$386Highest 15% above ME |
| Burnham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,854 39% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,897Highest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
60.9%±49Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Burnham and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 52 minHighest 113% above ME |
42 min 70% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Burnham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — |
| 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.