What stands out worked out from the figures below

Amherst has the most people working from home (11%).

Robbinston has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Amherst	Robbinston
People
Population	424Lowest	621Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-6.1% ME: +2.6%
Median age	50.9±9.9Highest 14% above ME	48.1±2.7Lowest 7% above ME
	Amherst and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.3%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1%	14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Amherst and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4%	27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4%
	Robbinston and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.3%Highest ME: 36.2%	27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.8%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8%	1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Amherst and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$72,656±$12kHighest about the ME average	$68,333±$13kLowest 9% below ME
	Amherst and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$210,200±$38kLowest 29% below ME	$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME
	Robbinston and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,232±$808 8% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,527Highest 50% below ME	$1,478Lowest 51% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4%
	Robbinston and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%	15.2%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.9%Highest ME: 74.3%	82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 11% above ME	22 minLowest 9% below ME
Work from home	11%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9%	6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Amherst and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.