Compare towns
Millinocket vs Strong 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).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Lincoln has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
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 | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
1,249Lowest |
4,890Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% 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%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest 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% |
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% |
26.5%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±$11k 32% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$56,089±$15kHighest 25% below ME |
| Lincoln 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 |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
| Strong 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 |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
$658±$28 42% below ME |
| Strong and Lincoln 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 |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,860 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lincoln and Strong 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% |
16.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.