Compare towns
Dresden vs Millinocket vs Harrison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dresden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
4,115Highest |
2,513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
54.2±6.2Lowest 21% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
| Harrison and Dresden 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% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest 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%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Harrison 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% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,844±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$56,938±$6k 24% below ME |
| Dresden and Harrison 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 |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$249,300±$70kHighest 16% below ME |
| Harrison and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$885±$193 22% below ME |
| Dresden and Harrison 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Harrison 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% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #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.