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Denmark vs Millinocket vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Denmark | Millinocket | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
4,115Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Denmark and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207 24% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259 26% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Brownfield 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 | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school 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 |
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.