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East Millinocket vs Weston
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).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($172k 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 | Weston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston 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% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Weston 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% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Weston 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% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Weston 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 |
$58,942±$7kHighest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
$171,700±$26kHighest 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150 61% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,500Highest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and East Millinocket 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% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 28% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weston 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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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.