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Millinocket vs Sabattus vs Millinocket vs Dixfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Millinocket has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Dixfield has the highest household income ($71k).
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 | Sabattus | Millinocket | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115 |
5,116Highest |
3,779 |
2,300Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
49.9±4.4Lowest 11% 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% |
13.8%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield 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% |
24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus 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 |
$59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
| Dixfield and Sabattus 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 |
$180,000±$39kHighest 39% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
| Sabattus and Dixfield 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 |
$949±$23Highest 17% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$658±$287 42% below ME |
| Sabattus and Dixfield 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 |
$2,151 29% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Sabattus 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% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #98 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 04 | — | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — | Dirigo High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | — | 12.6Highest |
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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.