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Millinocket vs Mount Desert vs Millinocket vs Norridgewock
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).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Millinocket has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Mount Desert | Millinocket | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,671Lowest |
3,779 |
3,288 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
50.3±11Lowest 12% above ME |
| Millinocket and Mount Desert 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% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Mount Desert 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% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5Lowest 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% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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 |
$92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26k 65% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,063±$588 7% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 48% below ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$1,538 49% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Mount Desert 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% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7% ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Mount Desert 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 | #91 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools | — | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.