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Millinocket gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $162K, 2.4 years of the Bangor metro’s $66K median household income. It grades C− overall, 108th of 142 graded towns in Maine. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $51K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. 43% of working residents work locally in Millinocket, above both Maine’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 21 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Ambajejus Boom House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Millinocket beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 3,368 in 1910, a peak of 7,742 in 1970, 4,104 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1826 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Millinocket is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Millinocket, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Millinocket.
Millinocket trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Maine and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 2.1 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 140 Maine towns.
38 miles of trail wind through 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Katahdin Pride Park, 62 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Also worth knowing: among 143 Maine towns, just 4 have a lower share of conserved land than Millinocket.
| Millinocket | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Katahdin Pride Park | 1.2 mi | 62 |
| 2. Hillcrest Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
| 3. Jerry Pond Recreation Area | 0.2 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Millinocket Public Schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Public school enrollment here: 438 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Street SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 209 | D |
| Stearns Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 229 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $162K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles. At 2.4 years of the Bangor metro’s $66K median household income, the typical home (about $162K) costs less against local pay than in any other Maine town; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
Zillow values the typical Millinocket home at about $162,000, down 0.9% in a year, 61% below the Maine typical home. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 84%.
| Millinocket | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $451 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Of the 143 Maine towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Millinocket. In Millinocket, a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Millinocket is ahead of Maine on 3 and behind on 17.
| Millinocket | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Millinocket | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 76.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Millinocket weather station records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to 6°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Bangor (9%), Lincoln (4%) and East Millinocket (3%). Among 143 Maine towns, just 4 have a lower median household income than Millinocket. This Maine town had 1,204 jobs in 2023, down 94 from 2013.
| Millinocket | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal aid has come to Millinocket households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. 70% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 8%. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1981: 3.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Millinocket; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Millinocket residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
0.1% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
8 notable people were born in Millinocket.
Town in Maine, United States
Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Millinocket's economy has historically been centered on forest products and recreation, but the paper company closed in 2008.
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Millinocket grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #108 of 142 in Maine. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
8 notable people were born here, including Mike Michaud and George F. Carrier.