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Cherryfield vs Robbinston vs Columbia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Robbinston has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Columbia has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Cherryfield | Robbinston | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809Highest |
621 |
529Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
41.9±6.4Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.1%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
$56,667±$15k 24% below ME |
| Robbinston and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$158,700±$19kLowest 46% below ME |
| Robbinston and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$894±$162 22% below ME |
| Robbinston and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,478 51% below ME |
$1,226Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7 ME: 48.4% |
61.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Columbia and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cherryfield 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.