Compare towns
Dresden vs Millinocket vs Millinocket vs Otisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dresden has the most kids (17% under 18).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Millinocket has the youngest population (median age 54.2).
Otisfield has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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.
| Measure | Dresden | Millinocket | Millinocket | Otisfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
1,951 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.2±6.2Lowest 21% above ME |
56.8±4.8 27% above ME |
| Millinocket and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±8 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±1.5Lowest 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+ | 30.5% ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.4Lowest 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 | $74,844±$22k about the ME average |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
$84,271±$15kHighest 13% above ME |
| Otisfield and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,100±$29k 19% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
$317,200±$35kHighest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502 5% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,300±$872Highest 14% above ME |
| Otisfield and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 18% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$2,652Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 02 | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| 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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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.