Compare towns
Millinocket vs Union vs Franklin
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).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
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 | Union | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,663 |
1,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Franklin 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Franklin 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Franklin 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±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
| Union and Franklin 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
| Union and Franklin 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 |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
| Union and Franklin 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Union 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Franklin 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 | — | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.