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Millinocket vs Strong
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).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Strong 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% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong 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%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,445±$11kHighest 32% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Millinocket and Strong 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 |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Strong 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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.