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Millinocket vs Meredith vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Meredith has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
St. Albans has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
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 | Meredith | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
6,758Highest |
1,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 48% above U.S. |
55.5±3.7 43% above U.S. |
54.3±7Lowest 40% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Meredith 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% |
12.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±5.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Meredith 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% |
34.2%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Meredith 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% |
45.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Meredith 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. |
$87,019±$19kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$65,600±$23k 19% below U.S. |
| Meredith 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. |
$480,100±$48kHighest 44% above U.S. |
$194,000±$28k 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,149±$304Highest 19% below U.S. |
$1,056±$662 25% below U.S. |
| Meredith 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. |
$5,006Highest 61% above U.S. |
$1,915 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.5%±99.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Meredith 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% |
7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 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% |
23.7%±4.9Highest 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 | #62 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Inter-Lakes High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.