Compare towns
Anson vs Millinocket vs Greenwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most kids (26.2% under 18).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Greenwood has the most expensive homes ($229k 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 | Anson | Millinocket | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
4,115Highest |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
45.5±6.5 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
12.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$76,146±$37k about the ME average |
| Anson and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
$228,700±$44kHighest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,263±$222Highest 11% above ME |
| Greenwood and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$2,212Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1956 21 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.