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Millinocket vs Lewiston
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 homeowners (84.1%).
Lewiston has the most expensive homes ($235k 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 | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston 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% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$55,393±$4kHighest 26% below ME |
| Lewiston and Millinocket 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 |
$235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$986±$44Highest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1957Highest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston 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 | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
14.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.