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Millinocket vs Madison vs Millinocket
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 kids (16.1% under 18).
Madison has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Madison | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,676Lowest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
44.9±12.3Lowest about the ME average |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket 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% |
11.6%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket 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% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Madison 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±$9k 32% below ME |
$61,698±$20kHighest 17% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Madison 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±$26k 65% below ME |
$163,900±$59kHighest 45% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Madison and Millinocket 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 |
$850±$218Highest 25% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 48% below ME |
$1,740Highest 43% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
22.5%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Madison and Millinocket 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% |
13%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
38.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 21 yrs older than ME |
1953Lowest 24 yrs older than ME |
1956Highest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±14.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Madison 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 | — | #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 | 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.