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Millinocket vs Winthrop
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).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Lowest |
6,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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% |
23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$892±$319Highest 22% below ME |
| Winthrop and Millinocket 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 |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
12.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
| 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.