Compare towns
Millinocket vs Ogunquit vs Morrill
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Morrill has the most kids (22.8% 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 | Ogunquit | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,379 |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% 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% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill 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% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest 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% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Morrill 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
— | $975±$891Highest 14% below ME |
| Morrill and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill 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% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| 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.