Compare towns
Millinocket vs Newfield vs Union
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).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Newfield | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,580Lowest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
52.8±8.1 18% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Millinocket and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
26.9%±6 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Newfield 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% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Union 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 |
$57,188±$20k 23% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Union and Newfield 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 |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
| Newfield and Union 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 |
— | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,402 21% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Newfield and Union 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% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union 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 | — | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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 |
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.