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East Millinocket vs Brooks vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering East MillinocketMedway
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Millinocket has the oldest housing (typical home built 1960).
Brooks has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
East Millinocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | East Millinocket | Brooks | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Brooks and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1961 16 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | East Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Schenck High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.