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Millinocket vs Norridgewock vs Sebago

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 most people working from home (22.3%).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).

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.

MeasureMillinocketNorridgewockSebago
People
Population
4,115Highest
3,288
2,073Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
-2.6%
ME: +2.6%
+11.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.2±6.2Highest
21% above ME
50.3±11
12% above ME
40.7±3.9Lowest
9% below ME
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
ME: 18.1%
10.5%±5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
19.8%±4.3Highest
ME: 18.1%
Sebago 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%
25%±7.5
ME: 22.4%
17.4%±2.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Millinocket and Norridgewock 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%
23.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.9
ME: 5.8%
Millinocket and Sebago 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
$78,438±$15kHighest
5% above ME
Sebago 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
65% below ME
$151,900±$52k
49% below ME
$298,000±$46kHighest
about the ME average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130Lowest
60% below ME
$1,063±$588
7% below ME
$1,533±$292Highest
35% above ME
Sebago and Norridgewock 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
$2,543Highest
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11Lowest
ME: 48.4%
53.4%±46.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
53.3%±30.3
ME: 48.4%
Norridgewock and Sebago 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%
13.7%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%
ME: 74.3%
82.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
88.9%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
21 yrs older than ME
1984Highest
7 yrs newer than ME
1975
2 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
about the ME average
22 minLowest
10% below ME
37 minHighest
52% above ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
22.3%±13.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
17.7%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
Norridgewock and Sebago 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 Sebago Public Schools
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.