Compare towns
Millinocket vs Union vs Washburn
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 oldest population (median age 54.2).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Washburn 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 | Union | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
2,663 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
| Millinocket and Washburn 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% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Washburn 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% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Washburn 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 |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$112,900±$14k 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$482±$62 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580 48% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn 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% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Washburn 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 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.