What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).

Medway has the highest household income ($56k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Millinocket	Medway
People
Population	1,495Highest	996Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-8.8%Highest ME: +2.6%	-12%Lowest ME: +2.6%
Median age	45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average	55.3±12Highest 23% above ME
	Medway 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%	18.3%±8.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	East Millinocket and Medway 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%	23%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4%
	East Millinocket and Medway 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%	4.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±3Highest ME: 5.8%	2.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	East Millinocket and Medway 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	$55,982±$11kHighest 25% below ME
	Medway 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±$7kLowest 71% below ME	$100,400±$29kHighest 66% below ME
	Medway and East Millinocket 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	$825±$275Highest 28% below ME
	Medway and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,149Highest 62% below ME	$1,113Lowest 63% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4%	44.4%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	East Millinocket and Medway 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%	11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%	92.4%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME	1975Highest 2 yrs older 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%	6.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	East Millinocket Public Schools	Medway Public Schools
High school in town	Schenck High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1	—
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Old photos in History	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.