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Millinocket vs Hampton vs St. Albans

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 most affordable homes ($100k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
St. Albans has the most kids (18.8% under 18).

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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.

MeasureMillinocketHamptonSt. Albans
People
Population
3,779
16,426Highest
1,831Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.5±7.3Highest
48% above U.S.
55.8±2.1
43% above U.S.
54.3±7Lowest
40% above U.S.
Millinocket and Hampton 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%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
St. Albans 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%
30.9%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millinocket and Hampton 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%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Millinocket and Hampton 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.
$95,233±$9kHighest
18% above U.S.
$65,600±$23k
19% below U.S.
Hampton 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.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$194,000±$28k
42% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130Lowest
68% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,056±$662
25% below U.S.
Hampton 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.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$1,915
39% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4
U.S.: 51.1%
85.5%±99.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
St. Albans and Hampton 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%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
23.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
25% above U.S.
Work from home
1.7%±3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Highest
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 #31 of 120 in NH —
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District —
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.