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Millinocket vs Hampton Falls vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k 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 | Millinocket | Hampton Falls | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
2,328Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 48% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Lowest 27% above U.S. |
54.2±6.2 39% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Millinocket 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% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls 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% |
25%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
36.2%±8.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket 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. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$51,007±$9k 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 70% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$103,800±$26k 69% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
$451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$1,580 49% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Falls and Millinocket 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Hampton Falls School District | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None 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 | 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.