Compare towns
Norridgewock vs Millinocket vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norridgewock has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Starks has the most kids (16.4% under 18).
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 | Norridgewock | Millinocket | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,288 |
3,779Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±11 12% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,579±$19k 18% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Norridgewock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,900±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$588Highest 7% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462 52% below ME |
$1,538Highest 49% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Norridgewock and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #91 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.