Compare towns
Millinocket vs Ludlow vs Chapman
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).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Ludlow | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
444 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Ludlow 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 |
$133,900±$56k 55% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Chapman and Ludlow 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 |
$988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Millinocket 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% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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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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.