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Pembroke vs Robbinston vs Perry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has the most affordable homes ($143k median).
Robbinston has the most expensive homes ($228k median).
Perry has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Pembroke | Robbinston | Perry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 801Highest |
621Lowest |
744 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.6Highest 11% above ME |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
45.5±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Pembroke and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perry and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
21%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pembroke and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Pembroke and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,132±$8kLowest 20% below ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
$82,056±$4kHighest 10% above ME |
| Perry and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $142,800±$25kLowest 52% below ME |
$228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$196,400±$13k 34% below ME |
| Robbinston and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$333Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
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| Robbinston and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,966 35% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±45 ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 min 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Pembroke Public Schools | — | Perry Public Schools |
| 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.