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Millinocket vs Hampton vs Lincoln
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 has the most expensive homes ($545k median).
Lincoln has the most renters (27.4% rent).
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 | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Lowest |
10,101Highest |
4,890 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Lowest 32% above U.S. |
52.4±3.4 35% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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% |
14.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Millinocket and Hampton 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% |
26.9%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.1%±7.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Hampton 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. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$56,089±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$141,500±$40k 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,654±$93Highest 17% above U.S. |
$658±$28 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
$1,860 40% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.3%±34.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lincoln and Hampton 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #31 of 120 in NH | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.