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Bremen vs Millinocket

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).

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.

MeasureBremenMillinocket
People
Population
917Lowest
3,779Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-8.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
52.1±8.2Lowest
16% above ME
57.5±7.3Highest
28% above ME
Millinocket and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±5.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
12.1%±6.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Bremen and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
34.1%±9.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
39.4%±8.7Highest
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
19.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±3.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Millinocket and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,000±$21kHighest
34% above ME
$50,445±$11kLowest
32% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$425,300±$28kHighest
43% above ME
$99,800±$24kLowest
66% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$451±$130
60% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,829Highest
7% below ME
$1,538Lowest
49% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
20.5%±11Highest
ME: 48.4%
Millinocket and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
18.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%Highest
ME: 74.3%
83.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
4 yrs newer than ME
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
13% below ME
21 minLowest
14% below ME
Work from home
22.7%±6.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
1.7%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #98 of 133 in ME
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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.