Compare towns
Limington vs Millinocket vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Limington | Millinocket | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017 |
4,115Highest |
3,680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5 12% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
46.4±10.2Lowest 4% above ME |
| Millinocket and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Litchfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$84,904±$15kHighest 14% above ME |
| Litchfield and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$243,900±$26k 18% below ME |
| Limington and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,173±$341 about the ME average |
| Limington and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Limington 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 | #70 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | #131 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 04 |
| 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.