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Dresden vs Millinocket vs Richmond
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 highest household income ($75k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Richmond has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
4,115Highest |
3,566 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Dresden and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Dresden 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Dresden 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Richmond 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±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$65,854±$10k 12% below ME |
| Dresden and Richmond 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 |
$242,700±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
| Richmond 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 |
$1,077±$166 5% below ME |
| Dresden and Richmond 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 |
$3,143Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 02 | Millinocket Public Schools | Richmond Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Richmond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.