Compare towns
East Millinocket vs Mapleton vs Pittston
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 affordable homes ($86k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,495Lowest |
1,884 |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| East Millinocket and Mapleton 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% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest 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%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Pittston 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Mapleton 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 |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Pittston 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Pittston and Mapleton 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 |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,909Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Pittston 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | East Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| 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.