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Mercer vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mercer has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Mercer | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 718Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mercer and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,107±$2kHighest 5% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,500±$32kHighest 20% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$249Highest 25% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,970Highest 35% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.5%±74Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Millinocket and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school 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 |
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.