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Millinocket vs Washburn vs Millinocket
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 homeowners (84.1%).
Washburn has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Millinocket has grown the fastest since 2010 (-8.1%).
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 | Washburn | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,115Highest |
1,355Lowest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7% ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
48.2±7.7Lowest 8% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket and Millinocket 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% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Millinocket 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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±$9k 32% below ME |
$56,196±$6kHighest 25% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Washburn 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±$26k 65% below ME |
$112,900±$14kHighest 62% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Washburn and Millinocket 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 |
$482±$62Highest 58% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Washburn and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,580Highest 48% below ME |
$1,571 48% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1% ME: 10.7% |
12.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Washburn 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — |
| High school in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Washburn District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.