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Millinocket vs Woolwich

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).
Woolwich has the most people working from home (11.9%).

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.

MeasureMillinocketWoolwich
People
Population
3,779Highest
3,158Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
-0.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
57.5±7.3Highest
28% above ME
55.8±5.5Lowest
25% above ME
Millinocket and Woolwich 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%
15%±5.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Woolwich 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%
33.9%±8.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket and Woolwich 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%
52.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±3.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Millinocket and Woolwich 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
$102,175±$26kHighest
37% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$99,800±$24kLowest
66% below ME
$254,500±$59kHighest
14% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130
60% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,538Lowest
49% below ME
$2,433Highest
20% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
ME: 48.4%
64.3%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Woolwich 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%
13.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
95.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1982Highest
5 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%
11.9%±6.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #98 of 133 in ME #92 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 01 - LKRSU
High school in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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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.