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Millinocket vs Mapleton vs Hartland vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Millinocket has the most homeowners (84.1%).
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 | Mapleton | Hartland | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,779 |
1,884 |
1,602Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
53.2±4.7 19% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
| 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 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Hartland 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
| 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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±$11k 32% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$46,141±$16kLowest 38% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$139,200±$10k 53% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$911±$96Highest 20% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Hartland and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,658 45% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.2%±25.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
| Hartland 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 ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16% ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.9%±2.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Millinocket 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 | — | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 19 | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None 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 | 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.