Compare towns
Millinocket vs Levant vs Chapman vs Lincoln
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).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Levant | Chapman | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115 |
3,069 |
388Lowest |
4,890Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -4.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
52.4±3.4 17% above ME |
| 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%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
32.1%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
| 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 ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$56,089±$15k 25% below ME |
| Chapman and Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
— | $658±$28 42% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,860 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lincoln and Levant 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Levant 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | — | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | — | 11.8Highest |
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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.