Compare towns
Ludlow vs Mapleton vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k 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 | Ludlow | Mapleton | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444Lowest |
1,884 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56k 55% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Ludlow and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Ludlow 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 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| 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.