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Millinocket vs Newburgh vs Windsor
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).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Newburgh | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,475Lowest |
2,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
43.5±8Lowest 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%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Newburgh 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%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Newburgh and Windsor 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 |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
| Newburgh and Windsor 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 |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,160 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Newburgh 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% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Windsor 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 | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| 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.