Compare towns
Cushing vs Millinocket vs Rome vs Lamoine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Cushing | Millinocket | Rome | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,460 |
4,115Highest |
1,215Lowest |
1,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
| Millinocket and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
| Lamoine and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$1,174±$158 3% above ME |
| Cushing and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,829 40% below ME |
$2,303 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Cushing 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | Millinocket Public Schools | — | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.