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Millinocket vs Union
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).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Highest |
2,663Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Union 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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.