Compare towns
Millinocket vs Harrison vs Fryeburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Fryeburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Harrison | Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,513Lowest |
3,489 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
53.3±3.4Lowest 19% above ME |
| Harrison 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 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| 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 ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6 ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Harrison 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% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| 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 32% below ME |
$56,938±$6kHighest 24% below ME |
$56,076±$15k 25% below ME |
| Harrison 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 65% below ME |
$249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
$268,600±$30kHighest 9% below ME |
| Fryeburg and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$885±$193 22% below ME |
$893±$85Highest 22% below ME |
| Fryeburg and Harrison 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 |
$2,731 10% below ME |
$2,928Highest 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
52.8%±14.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Fryeburg and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison 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 | — | #103 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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.