Compare towns
Millinocket vs Anson
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 people working from home (6.6%).
Anson has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
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 | Anson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,331Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
46.7±6.2Lowest 4% above ME |
| Millinocket and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$52,474±$21kHighest 30% below ME |
| Anson and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$117,800±$14kHighest 60% below ME |
| Anson and Millinocket 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 |
$928±$62Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Highest 48% below ME |
$1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1972Highest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Anson 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 | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Carrabec High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
11.6 |
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| 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.