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Augusta vs Robbinston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Robbinston has the most homeowners (82.7%).
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 | Augusta | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
| Robbinston and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
22 minHighest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.