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Millinocket vs Bethlehem vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Millinocket | Bethlehem | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
2,537 |
1,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 48% above U.S. |
50.6±8.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
54.3±7 40% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±5.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,445±$11kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$85,029±$18kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$65,600±$23k 19% below U.S. |
| Bethlehem and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 70% below U.S. |
$288,300±$22kHighest 13% below U.S. |
$194,000±$28k 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,174±$81Highest 17% below U.S. |
$1,056±$662 25% below U.S. |
| Bethlehem and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$5,418Highest 74% above U.S. |
$1,915 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.3%±18.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.5%±99.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #34 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Profile Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.