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Fryeburg vs Millinocket vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fryeburg has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Fryeburg | Millinocket | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,489 |
4,115Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±3.4Lowest 19% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Denmark and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,076±$15k 25% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
| Denmark and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$30kHighest 9% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
| Fryeburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$85 22% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,928Highest 4% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,259 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±14.8 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Fryeburg 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 | #103 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.