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Millinocket vs China
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 affordable homes ($104k median).
China has the most expensive homes ($240k 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.
| Measure | Millinocket | China |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Lowest |
4,526Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| China 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% |
21.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and China 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 |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$240,000±$37kHighest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,535Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Millinocket and China 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%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 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China 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 | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.