Compare towns
Millinocket vs Rome vs Surry
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).
Rome has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Surry has the most people working from home (11.4%).
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 | Rome | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,215Lowest |
1,836 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
| Millinocket and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Surry 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% |
24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Surry 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% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
| Rome and Surry 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 |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
| Rome and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,150±$56Highest about the ME average |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
| Rome and Surry 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 |
$1,829 40% below ME |
$1,903Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Rome 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% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Surry and Rome 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 | — | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | 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.