Compare towns
Millinocket vs Surry
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).
Surry has the most people working from home (11.4%).
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 | Surry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
52.4±5.6Lowest 17% above ME |
| Millinocket and Surry 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% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Surry 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% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Surry 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 |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$969±$129Highest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,903Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer 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% |
11.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Surry Public Schools |
| 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.