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Millinocket vs Greene vs Sabattus

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 most affordable homes ($104k median).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).

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.

MeasureMillinocketGreeneSabattus
People
Population
4,115Lowest
4,417
5,116Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+0.6%
ME: +2.6%
+3.4%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.2±6.2Highest
21% above ME
39.7±4.9Lowest
11% below ME
51.2±4.6
14% above ME
Millinocket and Sabattus 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%
23.3%±5.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
13.8%±4.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Greene 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%
15.1%±4.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
24.4%±5.8
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.6%
ME: 36.2%
22.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
17.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.6%±3.2
ME: 5.8%
6.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Sabattus and Greene 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
$98,093±$16kHighest
31% above ME
$59,387±$6k
21% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$103,800±$26kLowest
65% below ME
$270,000±$23kHighest
9% below ME
$180,000±$39k
39% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130Lowest
60% below ME
$1,194±$224Highest
5% above ME
$949±$23
17% below ME
Greene and Sabattus 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
$2,965Highest
about the ME average
$2,151
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
ME: 48.4%
54.8%±20.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
38.7%±51
ME: 48.4%
Greene and Sabattus 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%
13.9%
ME: 10.7%
8.8%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
87.8%
ME: 74.3%
95.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1979
2 yrs newer than ME
1990Highest
13 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
about the ME average
26 min
4% above ME
30 minHighest
21% above ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
11.6%±5.3
ME: 15.9%
21.5%±10.1Highest
ME: 15.9%
Sabattus and Greene 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 #69 of 133 in ME #129 of 133 in ME
School district Millinocket Public Schools RSU 52/MSAD 52 RSU 04
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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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.