Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Milo’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for schools. Milo’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 20 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Its National Register listings include Milo Public Library and Free Will Baptist Church (Former). Milo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Milo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Milo Public Library| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Milo Elementary School | PK–2 | 136 |
| Penquis Valley Middle/High School | 5–12 | 349 |
Census counts: 381 in 1830, 2,251 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 2 maps from 1978 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Milo is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Milo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Milo.
The typical Milo home is worth about $132,000, down 6.5% in a year, 68% below the Maine typical home. At $879 a month, Milo’s median rent is against $1,106 a month in Maine’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Milo | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $879 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by RSU 41/MSAD 41. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Penquis Valley Middle/High School, with 349 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milo Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 136 | – |
| Penquis Valley Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 349 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Milo beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Milo. Only 8 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Milo.
| Milo | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Milo | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 15.4% | 10.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 14.8% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 14.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Milo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Milo’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Milo for work: only 17% work in town. 16% of Milo residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Milo has added 151 jobs, to 635 in 2023.
| Milo | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Milo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Alder Stream Wilderness Preserve, at 556 acres. The trail density in Milo is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Milo | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alder Stream Wilderness Preserve | — | 556 |
| 2. Harris Field | — | 12 |
| 3. Veterans Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Milo; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Milo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
2 places in Milo on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Milo.
Town in Maine, United States
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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3 towns share a border with Milo.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo | — | — | B+ | B+ | D | C− |
| Brownville | — | — | B+ | — | D | C |
| Sebec | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Milo and Brownville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brownville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sebec and Medford aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Milo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Oswald Tippo and Lance E. Walker.
