Compare towns
Woolwich vs Millinocket vs Northport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woolwich has the highest household income ($102k).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Northport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Woolwich | Millinocket | Northport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,158 |
4,115Highest |
1,621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±5.5 25% above ME |
54.2±6.2Lowest 21% above ME |
56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
| Northport and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.9%±8.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$73,523±$8k about the ME average |
| Woolwich and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,500±$59k 14% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$343,400±$36kHighest 16% above ME |
| Northport and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,088±$299Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,433 20% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,721Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.8%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.9%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Northport and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 133 in ME | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Millinocket Public Schools | Northport Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.