What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).

Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Millinocket	Brownfield
People
Population	4,115Highest	1,830Lowest
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	39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME
Kids under 18	16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1%	26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Brownfield 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%	18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%	25.3%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8%	0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Millinocket and Brownfield 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	$60,889±$5kHighest 19% below ME
	Brownfield 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	$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME	$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,580Lowest 48% below ME	$2,976Highest about the ME average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4%	61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4%
	Brownfield 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%	8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%	87.7%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the ME average	44 minHighest 80% above ME
Work from home	6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9%	9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9%
	Brownfield and Millinocket 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 72/MSAD 72
High school in town	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	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.