Compare towns
Lake Arrowhead vs Millinocket vs Leeds
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lake Arrowhead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Leeds has the most people working from home (10%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead | Millinocket | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,322 |
4,115Highest |
2,285Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
38.2±8.3 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$85,208±$14k 14% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$940±$461 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,286 25% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,565Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Leeds and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 57% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Leeds and Lake Arrowhead 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 | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school 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.