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Bartlett vs Millinocket vs Hart's Location
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bartlett has the most people working from home (13.5%).
Millinocket has the most kids (12.1% under 18).
Hart's Location has the highest household income ($78k).
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 | Bartlett | Millinocket | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,281 |
3,779Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.4±4.7Lowest 48% above U.S. |
57.5±7.3 48% above U.S. |
65±9.1Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Hart's Location and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±69.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Millinocket and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.1%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±8.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
49%±74.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hart's Location and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±34.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,754±$9k 26% below U.S. |
$50,445±$11kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$78,182±$73kHighest 3% below U.S. |
| Hart's Location and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,400±$78kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$99,800±$24kLowest 70% below U.S. |
$189,700±$21k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,512Highest 19% below U.S. |
$1,538Lowest 51% below U.S. |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Bartlett and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
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| Work from home | 13.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
1.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.7%±10.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bartlett and Hart's Location 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bartlett School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.