Compare towns
Millinocket vs Norridgewock vs Lincoln
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).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Lincoln has the most renters (27.4% rent).
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 | Norridgewock | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
3,288Lowest |
4,890Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
50.3±11Lowest 12% above ME |
52.4±3.4 17% above ME |
| Millinocket and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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% |
25%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.1%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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 ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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 |
$61,579±$19kHighest 18% below ME |
$56,089±$15k 25% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$151,900±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
$141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
$658±$28 42% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538 49% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,860Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5 ME: 48.4% |
61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lincoln and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.7% ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #91 of 133 in ME | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.