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Millinocket vs Hampton Falls vs Norridgewock
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).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
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 | Hampton Falls | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
2,328Lowest |
3,288 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 48% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Lowest 27% above U.S. |
50.3±11 29% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5Lowest 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% |
25%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Hampton Falls 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. |
$61,579±$19k 24% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 70% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$151,900±$52k 54% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,063±$588 25% below U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538 51% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$1,462Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±46.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Norridgewock and Hampton Falls 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% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±13.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norridgewock and Hampton Falls 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 | — | Hampton Falls School District | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.