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Bridgewater vs Millinocket vs Monson
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 highest household income ($65k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Monson has the most people working from home (19.6%).
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 | Monson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 484Lowest |
3,779Highest |
596 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±8 9% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
47.4±13.1Lowest 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.3%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Monson and Bridgewater 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% |
31.4%±10.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Monson 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Bridgewater 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 |
$56,017±$4k 25% below ME |
| Bridgewater and Monson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$78k 48% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$178,100±$71kHighest 40% below ME |
| Monson and Bridgewater 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
$1,538 49% below ME |
$1,664Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±59.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Monson and Bridgewater 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% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.6%±17.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Monson and Bridgewater 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 | — |
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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.