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Newfield vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfield has the most people working from home (6.1%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k 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 | Newfield | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,580Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±8.1Lowest 18% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±3.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,188±$20kHighest 23% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Newfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,402Highest 21% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 49 minHighest 98% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newfield 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 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.