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Sabattus vs Millinocket vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Sabattus | Millinocket | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 5,116Highest |
4,115Lowest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39k 39% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23 17% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151 29% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Greene 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 | #129 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None 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.