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Milo vs Robbinston vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Robbinston has the most expensive homes ($228k median).
Jonesport has the most people working from home (8%).
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 | Milo | Robbinston | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
621Lowest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7 about the ME average |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Robbinston and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Robbinston and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Robbinston and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,478 51% below ME |
$1,800Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48 ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Jonesport and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 9.2Lowest |
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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.