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Robbinston vs Beals vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Robbinston has the most renters (17.3% rent).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Robbinston | Beals | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621Highest |
498 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
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| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Beals 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.