Compare towns
Hartland vs Millinocket vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartland has the most kids (19.7% under 18).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,602Lowest |
4,115Highest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.7Lowest 19% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
54.3±7Highest 21% above ME |
| St. Albans and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hartland and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,141±$16kLowest 38% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
$65,600±$23kHighest 12% below ME |
| St. Albans and Millinocket 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 |
$194,000±$28kHighest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$96 20% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans and Hartland 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 |
$1,915Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.2%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| St. Albans 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 | — |
| 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.