Compare towns
Anson vs Millinocket vs Sabattus
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 (22.1% under 18).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Anson | Millinocket | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,331Lowest |
4,115 |
5,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±6.2Lowest 4% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
| Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest 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+ | 18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,474±$21k 30% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$59,387±$6kHighest 21% below ME |
| Sabattus and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$180,000±$39kHighest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$62 19% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$949±$23Highest 17% below ME |
| Sabattus and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$2,151Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sabattus and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Carrabec High School | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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.