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Millinocket vs Ogunquit vs Starks vs Fryeburg
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
Fryeburg has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Starks | Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,379 |
556Lowest |
3,489 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
53.3±3.4 19% 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Starks 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% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±6.4 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
24.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8 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 |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$56,076±$15k 25% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Starks 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 |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$268,600±$30k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
— | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$893±$85 22% below ME |
| Starks and Fryeburg 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,928 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
52.8%±14.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Fryeburg and Starks 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | — | — | #103 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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.