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East Millinocket vs Mapleton vs Brownville
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 shortest commute (18 min average).
Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
Brownville has the most renters (22.3% rent).
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 | Mapleton | Brownville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,495 |
1,884Highest |
983Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.5±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Brownville 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%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownville 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Brownville 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$64,063±$15k 14% below ME |
| Mapleton and Brownville 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 |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$96,700±$22k 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,250 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | East Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| High school in town | Schenck High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.