Compare towns
East Millinocket vs Danforth vs Baileyville
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
666Lowest |
1,339 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
| Danforth and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
| Baileyville and Danforth 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 |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$112,100±$20kHighest 62% below ME |
| Baileyville 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±$29 45% below ME |
$873±$143Highest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149 62% below ME |
$1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Baileyville 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 28% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | East Millinocket Public Schools | — | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | Schenck High School | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
— | 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.