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East Millinocket vs Danforth
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%).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
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 | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth 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 |
$42,264±$11kHighest 43% below ME |
| Danforth 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±$7kHighest 71% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| East Millinocket and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149 62% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth 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% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth 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.