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Millinocket vs Ogunquit vs Anson

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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Anson has the most kids (26.2% 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.

MeasureMillinocketOgunquitAnson
People
Population
4,115Highest
1,379
680Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.7%
ME: +2.6%
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-9.6%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
54.2±6.2
21% above ME
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
43.3±15.2Lowest
3% below 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%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
26.2%±5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Anson 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
8.2%±5.3Lowest
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%
ME: 36.2%
63.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
5.3%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.9
ME: 5.8%
4.2%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
0%±2.3Lowest
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
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$87,770±$61k
17% above ME
Ogunquit and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$103,800±$26k
65% below ME
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$100,400±$28kLowest
66% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$451±$130Lowest
60% below ME
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$914±$247Highest
20% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,580
48% below ME
$4,473Highest
47% above ME
$1,207Lowest
60% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
20.5%±11
ME: 48.4%
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
31.8%±37.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
Anson and Millinocket 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%
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
8.7%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%
ME: 74.3%
94.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
60.7%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956
21 yrs older than ME
1978Highest
1 yr newer than ME
1950Lowest
27 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
about the ME average
26 min
7% above ME
31 minHighest
26% above ME
Work from home
6.6%±4.1
ME: 15.9%
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
0%±4.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #98 of 133 in ME — —
School district Millinocket Public Schools — —
High school in town Stearns Jr-Sr High School — —
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.