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Millinocket vs Cornish
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).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish 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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| 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.