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East Millinocket vs Strong
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).
Strong has the most expensive homes ($184k median).
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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong 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% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Strong 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% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Strong 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 |
$47,557±$10kHighest 36% below ME |
| Strong 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 |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Strong 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% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong 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 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | Schenck High School | 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.