Compare towns
Baileyville vs Danforth vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Danforth has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Baileyville | Danforth | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,339 |
666Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Danforth and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Baileyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,100±$20kHighest 62% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Baileyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143Highest 23% below ME |
$629±$29 45% below ME |
$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$1,149 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
18 min 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Baileyville Public Schools | — | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | — | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.