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Millinocket vs Dresden vs Millinocket
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 youngest population (median age 54.2).
Dresden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,645Lowest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Lowest 21% above ME |
55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket and Dresden 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% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest 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%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket 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% |
30.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,007±$9k 32% below ME |
$74,844±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Dresden 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±$26k 65% below ME |
$240,100±$29kHighest 19% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 48% below ME |
$2,500Highest 18% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.1% ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dresden 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 02 | — |
| 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 | 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.