Compare towns
Millinocket vs Cornish vs Norridgewock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Cornish | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,803Lowest |
3,288 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50.3±11 12% above ME |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock 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 ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Cornish 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 32% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
| Cornish and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,063±$588 7% below ME |
| Cornish and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538 49% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Cornish 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 | — | #91 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.