Compare towns
Rome vs Millinocket vs Belgrade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Rome | Millinocket | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
4,115Highest |
3,351 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
47.3±14.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56Highest about the ME average |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$857±$108 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829 40% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,859Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.