Compare towns
Lincoln vs Millinocket vs Ogunquit vs Starks
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 most renters (27.4% rent).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Ogunquit | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
4,115 |
1,379 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±3.4 17% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks 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% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,089±$15k 25% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Starks 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 |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$28 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
— | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,860 39% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Lincoln and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #94 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 | Millinocket Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Mattanawcook Academy | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.