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Union vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k 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 | Union | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,663Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Union and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.