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Beals vs Franklin 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%).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Robbinston has the most affordable homes ($228k median).
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 | Franklin | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,628Highest |
621 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
46±9.3Lowest 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% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Franklin 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% |
25.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Robbinston 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% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Franklin 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 |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
$68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
| Robbinston and Franklin 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 |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$228,000±$41kLowest 23% below ME |
| Beals and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378 20% below ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% 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 |
$2,231 27% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Franklin 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.