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Millinocket vs Vienna
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).
Vienna has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
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 | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Millinocket and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Vienna 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% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Vienna 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 |
$75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Vienna and Millinocket 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 |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $451±$130 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vienna 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% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vienna 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 | — |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.