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East Millinocket vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Millinocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
East Millinocket has the oldest housing (typical home built 1960).
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| Measure | East Millinocket | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495 |
1,495 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9% ME: 36.2% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,011±$7k 44% below ME |
$42,011±$7k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,200±$7k 71% below ME |
$86,200±$7k 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150 61% below ME |
$449±$150 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149 62% below ME |
$1,149 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 21.7% ME: 10.7% |
21.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 16 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 28% below ME |
18 min 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.