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Robbinston vs Beals vs Union
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 affordable homes ($228k median).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621 |
498Lowest |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Union 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±$41kLowest 23% below ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Union and Beals 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 |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Robbinston and Union 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 |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Union 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Beals Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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.