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Millinocket vs Newburgh

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 affordable homes ($104k median).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k 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.

MeasureMillinocketNewburgh
People
Population
4,115Highest
1,475Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.2±6.2Highest
21% above ME
45.8±5.7Lowest
about the ME average
Millinocket and Newburgh 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%
18.8%±3.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
Newburgh 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%
21.4%±2.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
29.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±2.7Highest
ME: 5.8%
Newburgh 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
$76,750±$10kHighest
about the ME average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$103,800±$26kLowest
65% below ME
$244,600±$20kHighest
18% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130Lowest
60% below ME
$950±$219Highest
17% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,580Lowest
48% below ME
$2,748Highest
9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
ME: 48.4%
42.9%±13.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
Newburgh 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%
11.7%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
about the ME average
30 minHighest
23% above ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Millinocket and Newburgh 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.