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Millinocket vs Starks vs Lincoln vs Millinocket
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 people working from home (6.6%).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
Lincoln has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
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 | Starks | Lincoln | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115 |
556Lowest |
4,890Highest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
52.4±3.4 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% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 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% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.1%±7.4 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% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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 |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$56,089±$15k 25% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Starks and Lincoln 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 |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$141,500±$40k 52% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Starks and Lincoln 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 |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$658±$28 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 48% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,860Highest 39% below ME |
$1,538 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
61.3%±34.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lincoln 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Starks 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 | — | #94 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — | Lincoln-Region 3 · RSU 67 | — |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | Mattanawcook Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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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.