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Millinocket vs Milton vs Lincoln
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering MillinocketMillinocket
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Milton has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Milton | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Lowest |
4,538 |
4,890Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
45.7±2.4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
52.4±3.4 35% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Milton 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.1%±7.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Lincoln 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 37% below U.S. |
$94,493±$27kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$56,089±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Milton and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$318,400±$34kHighest 4% below U.S. |
$141,500±$40k 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,587±$318Highest 12% above U.S. |
$658±$28 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$5,663Highest 82% above U.S. |
$1,860 40% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.7%±24.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.3%±34.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Milton and Lincoln are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.9%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #116 of 120 in NH | #94 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | Milton School District | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Nute High School | Mattanawcook Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
10.6Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.