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Lincoln vs Millinocket vs Dexter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lincoln has the highest household income ($56k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Dexter has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Lincoln | Millinocket | Dexter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
3,779Lowest |
3,822 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±3.4 17% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
51±6.8Lowest 14% above ME |
| Millinocket and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dexter and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.1%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,089±$15kHighest 25% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,845±$18k 31% below ME |
| Lincoln and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$170,600±$52kHighest 42% below ME |
| Dexter and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$28 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$838±$119Highest 26% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,860 39% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,186Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.3%±34.1 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7% ME: 10.7% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dexter and Lincoln 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 | #94 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | #113 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 | — | MSAD 46 |
| High school in town | Mattanawcook Academy | — | Dexter Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Lowest |
— | 13.3Highest |
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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.