Compare towns
Lamoine vs Millinocket vs Owls Head
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Owls Head has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
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 | Lamoine | Millinocket | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782 |
4,115Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Lowest 11% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
52.6±6.6 17% above ME |
| Millinocket and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
| Lamoine and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,981Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Owls Head 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 | Lamoine Public Schools | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| 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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| 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.