Compare towns
Wade vs East Millinocket vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k median).
East Millinocket has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Wade | East Millinocket | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 244Lowest |
1,495Highest |
280 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
$42,011±$7kHighest 44% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| East Millinocket and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
$115,700±$15k 61% below ME |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | East Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Schenck High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.