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Lamoine vs Robbinston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Lamoine | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,782Highest |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
48.1±2.7Lowest 7% above ME |
| Lamoine and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lamoine and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lamoine and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$68,333±$13kLowest 9% below ME |
| Lamoine and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kHighest 10% above ME |
$228,000±$41kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Lowest 3% above ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Highest 24% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
22 minHighest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.