Compare towns
Beals vs Surry 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%).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Surry | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,836Highest |
621 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
| Surry and Robbinston 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% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Surry 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 |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
| Surry 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±$45k 13% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$228,000±$41kLowest 23% below ME |
| Surry and Beals 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 |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Surry 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 |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Robbinston 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None 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.