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Calais vs Pittston vs Robbinston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering CalaisBaring plantation
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Robbinston has the most people working from home (6.6%).
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 | Calais | Pittston | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
3,093 |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
| Robbinston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pittston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
| Pittston and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
| Pittston and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,684 45% below ME |
$1,909Highest 37% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Robbinston and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #48 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.