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Millinocket vs Castle Hill

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).
Castle Hill has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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.

MeasureMillinocketCastle Hill
People
Population
4,115Highest
281Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
54.2±6.2Lowest
21% above ME
57.8±15.8Highest
29% above ME
Castle Hill and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.1%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
14.2%±5.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Millinocket and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.2%±8.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
44.8%±6.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
Castle Hill and Millinocket 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%
26.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±5.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Millinocket and Castle Hill 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
$54,250±$14kHighest
27% below ME
Castle Hill 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
$145,300±$18kHighest
51% below ME
Castle Hill 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
$950±$574Highest
17% below ME
Castle Hill and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,580Highest
48% below ME
$1,449Lowest
52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
ME: 48.4%
75%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Castle Hill 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%
4.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
94.3%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
24 minHighest
about the ME average
19 minLowest
24% below ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±9.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Castle Hill 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 —
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.