What stands out worked out from the figures below

Medway has the highest household income ($56k).

East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Medway	East Millinocket
People
Population	996Lowest	1,495Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-12%Lowest ME: +2.6%	-8.8%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	55.3±12Highest 23% above ME	45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average
	Medway and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.3%±8.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4%	25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	4.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	20.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4%±3Highest ME: 5.8%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,982±$11kHighest 25% below ME	$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME
	Medway and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$100,400±$29kHighest 66% below ME	$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME
	Medway and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$825±$275Highest 28% below ME	$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME
	Medway and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,113Lowest 63% below ME	$1,149Highest 62% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.4%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	21.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME	1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 9% above ME	18 minLowest 28% below ME
Work from home	6.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9%	10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9%
	East Millinocket and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Medway Public Schools	East Millinocket Public Schools
High school in town	None in town	Schenck High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.1
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Old photos in History	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.