Compare towns
Millinocket vs Turner vs Chapman
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).
Turner has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Turner | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115 |
5,891Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Millinocket 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% |
27.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Chapman 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% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Chapman 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 |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Turner and Chapman 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 |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$584±$490Highest 49% below ME |
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| Turner and Millinocket 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 |
$2,294Highest 24% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Millinocket 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% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Millinocket 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Leavitt Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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.