Compare towns
Millinocket vs Union vs Sabattus vs Dixfield
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 affordable homes ($104k median).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Sabattus | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,115 |
2,663 |
5,116Highest |
2,300Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
| Millinocket and Sabattus 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Sabattus 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest 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±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
$70,613±$9k 6% below ME |
| Union and Dixfield 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 |
$180,000±$39k 39% below ME |
$160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$949±$23 17% below ME |
$658±$287 42% below ME |
| Union and Sabattus 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 |
$2,151 29% below ME |
$2,324 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Union 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 | — | #129 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 04 | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | 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.