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Millinocket vs Exeter vs Fryeburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Fryeburg has the shortest commute (20 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 | Exeter | Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115 |
16,151Highest |
3,489Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
45.8±2.3Lowest 18% above U.S. |
53.3±3.4 37% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
17%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
59.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter 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±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$110,346±$13kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$56,076±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$456,600±$21kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$268,600±$30k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,856±$223Highest 31% above U.S. |
$893±$85 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$8,814Highest 183% above U.S. |
$2,928 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±11.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Exeter and Fryeburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Exeter and Fryeburg 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 | #22 of 120 in NH | #103 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Exeter High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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U.S. 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.