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Baldwin vs Millinocket vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Millinocket has the most kids (16.1% under 18).
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 | Baldwin | Millinocket | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% 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 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 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+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130 60% below ME |
$451±$130 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Millinocket 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.