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Norridgewock vs Starks vs Millinocket
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%).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k 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 | Norridgewock | Starks | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,288 |
556Lowest |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±11 12% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% 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% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 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% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest 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 |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% 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 |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% 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 |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462 52% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,580Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±46.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest 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% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Norridgewock 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 | #91 of 133 in ME | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 54/MSAD 54 | — | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.