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Strong vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most expensive homes ($184k median).
East Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($86k 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 | Strong | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Strong and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kHighest 36% below ME |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Strong and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.