Compare towns
Millinocket vs Dresden vs Fryeburg
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).
Dresden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Fryeburg has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Dresden | Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,645Lowest |
3,489 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
53.3±3.4Lowest 19% above ME |
| Dresden and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden 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% |
24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Fryeburg 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% |
30.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Dresden 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 |
$74,844±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$56,076±$15k 25% below ME |
| Dresden and Fryeburg 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 |
$240,100±$29k 19% below ME |
$268,600±$30kHighest 9% below ME |
| Fryeburg and Dresden 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 |
$1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
$893±$85 22% below ME |
| Dresden and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,500 18% below ME |
$2,928Highest 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.8%±14.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Fryeburg and Dresden 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 | — | #103 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 02 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.