Compare towns
Limerick vs Millinocket vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Limerick | Millinocket | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400 |
4,115Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Limerick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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 | — | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.