Milo, ME: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Milo is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. Milo includes the village of Derby and census-designated place of Milo. The town sits in the valley of the Piscataquis, Sebec and Pleasant Rivers in the foothills of the Longfellow Mountains and is the gateway to many pristine hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, and other outdoor tourist locations such as Schoodic, Seboeis, and Sebec Lakes, Mount Katahdin and its backcountry in Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Katahdin Iron Works and Gulf Hagas.

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Town numbers

ZIP code04463

Area code207

Living in Milo

Housing in Milo

$131K▼ 6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Milo home is worth about $131,000, down 6% in a year, 68% below the Maine typical home.

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Safety in Milo

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Milo reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Milo sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Milo 0.8

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Milo 10.1

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Milo

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 36% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Maine

17worse than ME

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

15.4%More adults facing food insecurityME 10.7% · worse 20.1%More older adults who have lost all their teethME 14.8% · worse 19.5%More smokersME 14.4% · worse

Care nearby

Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft · 13.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Kvhc BrownvilleBrownville · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · Milo

DentalShortage · Milo

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 04463 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Milo →

Schools in Milo

All Milo schools →

D

School Grade D

The public schools Milo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictRSU 41/MSAD 41Schools2

Milo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 136 students Penquis Valley Middle/High School DHigh · Grades 5–12 · 349 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.