Compare towns
Millinocket vs Surry 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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
St. Albans has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
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 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
1,836 |
1,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
52.4±5.6Lowest 17% above ME |
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% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| St. Albans and Surry 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%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4Lowest 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% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$65,600±$23k 12% below ME |
| Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans and Surry 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 |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$1,915Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Surry 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 | — | Surry Public Schools | — |
| 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.