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Millinocket vs Exeter vs Lincoln
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).
Exeter has the most people working from home (19.9%).
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 | Exeter | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Lowest |
16,151Highest |
4,890 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 48% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
52.4±3.4 35% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.1%±7.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Millinocket 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. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$56,089±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 70% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$141,500±$40k 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$658±$28 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$1,860 40% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.3%±34.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lincoln and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.2%±2.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #22 of 120 in NH | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | — | Exeter High School | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.