Compare towns
Lubec vs Mapleton vs Robbinston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Robbinston has the most expensive 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 | Lubec | Mapleton | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,346 |
1,884Highest |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lubec and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
| Robbinston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039Highest 33% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| 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.