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Calais vs Wayne 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
1,101 |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
| Wayne and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Calais and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Robbinston 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199 11% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Calais 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Calais 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #48 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | RSU 38 | — |
| 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.