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Millinocket vs Hampton Beach 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).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Hampton Beach | Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,605Lowest |
3,489 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 39% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
53.3±3.4Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Millinocket and Fryeburg 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% |
33.7%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Hampton Beach 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% |
34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Fryeburg 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. |
$82,557±$17kHighest about the U.S. average |
$56,076±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Hampton Beach 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 69% below U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$268,600±$30k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
$893±$85 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
$2,928 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach 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% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 4% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — | #103 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.