Compare towns
Millinocket vs Rome vs Surry vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Surry has the most people working from home (11.4%).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 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 | Rome | Surry | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,215Lowest |
1,836 |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest 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%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket 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% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
19.4% 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% |
4.3%±3.2 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±$9k 32% below ME |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| 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±$26k 65% below ME |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| 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 |
$451±$130Lowest 60% 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 | $1,580 48% below ME |
$1,829 40% below ME |
$1,903Highest 37% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% 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% |
20.5%±11Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest 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 |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest 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 | — | — | #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 | 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.