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Millinocket vs Bremen

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 ($104k median).
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).

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.

MeasureMillinocketBremen
People
Population
4,115Highest
917Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.2±6.2Highest
21% above ME
52.1±8.2Lowest
16% above ME
Millinocket and Bremen 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%
18.6%±5.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
Bremen 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%
34.1%±9.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
54.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Millinocket and Bremen 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
$100,000±$21kHighest
34% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$103,800±$26kLowest
65% below ME
$425,300±$28kHighest
43% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130
60% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,580Lowest
48% below ME
$2,829Highest
7% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Millinocket and Bremen 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%
9.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
93.6%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1981Highest
4 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
about the ME average
22 minLowest
13% below ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
22.7%±6.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #98 of 133 in ME —
School district Millinocket Public Schools —
High school in town Stearns Jr-Sr High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
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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.