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Millinocket vs Wayne vs Winthrop vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Wayne | Winthrop | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,779 |
1,101Lowest |
6,191Highest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±7 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Wayne 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% |
13.4%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and St. Albans 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% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Wayne 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Millinocket 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$65,600±$23k 12% below ME |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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 |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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 |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$892±$319 22% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans and Wayne 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 |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$1,915 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Winthrop 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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 | — | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.