Compare towns
Millinocket vs Winthrop vs Hartland
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Hartland has the most renters (17.3% rent).
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 | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,779 |
6,191Highest |
1,602Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
53.2±4.7 19% above ME |
| Millinocket and Hartland 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% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Hartland 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%±5 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest 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±$11k 32% below ME |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$46,141±$16kLowest 38% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$139,200±$10k 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$892±$319 22% below ME |
$911±$96Highest 20% below ME |
| Hartland and Winthrop 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 |
$1,658 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.2%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Hartland 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% |
16% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.9%±2.3 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 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| 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.