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Hartland vs Millinocket vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.3%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Hartland | Millinocket | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,602 |
4,115Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.7 19% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
| Millinocket and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,141±$16k 38% below ME |
$51,007±$9kHighest 32% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Millinocket and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $139,200±$10k 53% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$96Highest 20% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$483±$377 58% below ME |
| Hartland and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,658 45% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.2%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Millinocket 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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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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.