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Arrowsic vs Millinocket vs Millinocket vs Long Island
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Long Island has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Arrowsic | Millinocket | Millinocket | Long Island |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 597 |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
47.5±10.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±11.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
$91,250±$29k 22% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
$551,100±$122k 86% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Long Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412 40% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,194±$226Highest 93% above ME |
| Long Island and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Highest 16% above ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$3,357 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Long Island and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956 21 yrs older than ME |
1956 21 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
27 min 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
22.8%±13Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Long Island and Arrowsic 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 | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | Millinocket Public Schools | Long Island Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| 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.