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Starks vs Milo vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Blaine has the most people working from home (6.5%).
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 | Starks | Milo | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
2,165Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
43.9±7Lowest about the ME average |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blaine and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
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| Starks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Starks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,450 52% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milo and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 33% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Blaine and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — |
| High school 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.