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Washburn vs Wade 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
Washburn has the highest household income ($56k).
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k 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 | Washburn | Wade | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,355 |
244Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Wade and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kHighest 25% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$42,011±$7k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14k 62% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Wade and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Highest 58% below ME |
— | $449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Washburn and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571 48% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1960 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | — | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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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.