Compare towns
Harrison vs Millinocket vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Millinocket has the most kids (16.1% under 18).
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 | Harrison | Millinocket | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,513Lowest |
3,779 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.6 25% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.2±6.2Lowest 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,938±$6kHighest 24% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| Harrison and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,300±$70kHighest 16% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $885±$193Highest 22% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±24.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harrison and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 24% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.