Compare towns
Dixfield vs Millinocket vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixfield has the most expensive homes ($161k median).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Millinocket has the most people working from home (6.6%).
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 | Dixfield | Millinocket | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Lowest |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4Lowest 11% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,900±$24kHighest 46% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Highest 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Dixfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,324Highest 23% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Dixfield 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 | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 56 | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.