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Millinocket vs St. Albans 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).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Millinocket has the youngest population (median age 54.2).
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 | St. Albans | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
1,831Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
54.3±7 21% above ME |
54.2±6.2Lowest 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% |
18.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| St. Albans 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% |
26.1%±4Lowest 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% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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 |
$65,600±$23kHighest 12% below ME |
$51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
| St. Albans and Millinocket 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 |
$194,000±$28kHighest 35% below ME |
$103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| St. Albans and Millinocket 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 |
$1,915Highest 37% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Millinocket 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| St. Albans 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 | — | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school 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 |
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.