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Smithfield vs Millinocket vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Smithfield | Millinocket | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 856 |
4,115Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Smithfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Smithfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Smithfield and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| 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.