Compare towns
Millinocket vs Lake Arrowhead
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 oldest population (median age 54.2).
Lake Arrowhead has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 32% below ME |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,286Highest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Millinocket and Lake Arrowhead 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% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Millinocket 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 | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.