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Beals vs Chapman vs Robbinston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Robbinston has the most renters (17.3% rent).
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 | Beals | Chapman | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498 |
388Lowest |
621Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
| Chapman and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.