Compare towns
Millinocket vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Monroe |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
43.5±7Lowest about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe 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 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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 32% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,207Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe 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% |
11.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.