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Bridgewater 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
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($155k median).
Millinocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (-8.1%).
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 | Bridgewater | Millinocket | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 484Lowest |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±8Lowest 9% 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 | 17.1%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Bridgewater and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2.8Lowest 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+ | 18.8% ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,417±$15kHighest 12% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| Bridgewater and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$78kHighest 48% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Bridgewater and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $768±$116Highest 33% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
$1,538 49% below ME |
$1,580Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.5%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Bridgewater 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.