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China vs Millinocket vs Winslow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
China has the highest household income ($96k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Winslow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | China | Millinocket | Winslow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,526 |
4,115Lowest |
8,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
47.6±3.6 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.3%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| China and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winslow and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$70,917±$9k 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,000±$37kHighest 19% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$225,300±$11k 24% below ME |
| China and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,041±$221Highest 9% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,535 17% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,809Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
56.7%±9.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| China and Winslow 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 | #27 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | #57 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | Millinocket Public Schools | Winslow Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Winslow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.3Highest |
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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.