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Millinocket vs Norridgewock vs Ogunquit vs Dixfield
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).
Norridgewock has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dixfield has the most kids (16.9% 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 | Norridgewock | Ogunquit | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
3,288 |
1,379Lowest |
2,300 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
50.3±11 12% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.9±4.4Lowest 11% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket 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% |
10.5%±5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield and Millinocket 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% |
25%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit 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% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,613±$9k 6% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Dixfield 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 |
$151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
— | $658±$287 42% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Dixfield 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 |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,324 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Dixfield 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% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Norridgewock 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 | #91 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | — | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — | Dirigo High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | — | 12.6Highest |
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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.