What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brownville has the highest household income ($64k).

East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brownville	East Millinocket
People
Population	983Lowest	1,495Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6%	-8.8%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	46.5±4.6Highest 4% above ME	45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average
	Brownville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1%	20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1%
	East Millinocket and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%	25.8%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Brownville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2%	20.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8%	4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Brownville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$64,063±$15kHighest 14% below ME	$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$96,700±$22kHighest 67% below ME	$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME
	Brownville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME	$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,250Highest 59% below ME	$1,149Lowest 62% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.2%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4%	74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	18.3%Lowest ME: 10.7%	21.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%	79.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME	1960Highest 17 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 49% above ME	18 minLowest 28% below ME
Work from home	6.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9%
	East Millinocket and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	RSU 41/MSAD 41	East Millinocket Public Schools
High school in town	None in town	Schenck High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.1
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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.