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Enfield vs Millinocket vs Bartlett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the highest household income ($95k).
Millinocket has the most kids (16.1% under 18).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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 | Enfield | Millinocket | Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475Highest |
4,115 |
3,281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
54.2±6.2Lowest 39% above U.S. |
57.4±4.7 48% above U.S. |
| Enfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Millinocket and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
36.2%±8.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±9.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$51,007±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$59,754±$9k 26% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$103,800±$26kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$371,400±$78k 12% above U.S. |
| Enfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563 16% below U.S. |
$451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Bartlett and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Highest 99% above U.S. |
$1,580Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$2,512 19% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.5%±11 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.5%±37.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bartlett and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bartlett and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #5 of 120 in NH | #98 of 133 in ME | #74 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Millinocket Public Schools | Bartlett School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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U.S. 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.