Compare towns
Millinocket vs Smithfield vs Norridgewock
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 kids (16.1% under 18).
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
Norridgewock has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.6%).
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 | Smithfield | Norridgewock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
856Lowest |
3,288 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
50.3±11Lowest 12% above ME |
| Smithfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock 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% |
29.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
25%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Smithfield 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% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Smithfield 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 |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$151,900±$52k 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$1,063±$588 7% below ME |
| Smithfield and Norridgewock 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 |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock and Smithfield 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 | — | #91 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| 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.