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Millinocket vs Norridgewock vs Ossipee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115 |
3,288Lowest |
4,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 39% above U.S. |
50.3±11 29% above U.S. |
50±4.6Lowest 29% above U.S. |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ossipee 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millinocket and Ossipee 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Millinocket and Ossipee 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 37% below U.S. |
$61,579±$19k 24% below U.S. |
$90,521±$22kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 69% below U.S. |
$151,900±$52k 54% below U.S. |
$325,500±$23kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 68% below U.S. |
$1,063±$588 25% below U.S. |
$1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 49% below U.S. |
$1,462Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$4,401Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±46.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ossipee and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
20.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±13.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norridgewock 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 | #91 of 133 in ME | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| 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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U.S. 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.