Compare towns
Millinocket vs Searsmont vs St. Albans
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).
Searsmont has the most people working from home (16.3%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Searsmont | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,646Lowest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
44.5±9.8Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±7 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and St. Albans 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% |
13.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| St. Albans and Searsmont 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% |
21%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont 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 |
$87,000±$20kHighest 16% above ME |
$65,600±$23k 12% below ME |
| Searsmont 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 66% below ME |
$284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$940±$311 17% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans and Searsmont 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 |
$2,788Highest 8% below ME |
$1,915 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3 ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Searsmont 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Searsmont and St. Albans 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 71 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.