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East Millinocket vs Mount Chase
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).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
| Mount Chase 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%±6.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,011±$7kHighest 44% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| East Millinocket and Mount Chase 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 |
$115,700±$15kHighest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket 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 |
$1,548Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 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%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.