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East Millinocket vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±8.7Highest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| East Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150 61% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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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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.