Compare towns
Baldwin vs Millinocket vs Dixmont
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 most affordable homes ($104k median).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Baldwin | Millinocket | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
4,115Highest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
50.9±4.7 14% above ME |
| Millinocket and Dixmont 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% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Baldwin 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 | RSU 19 |
| 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.