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Robbinston vs Cooper
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Cooper has the most people working from home (13.5%).
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 | Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 621Highest |
157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
46.5±9.1Lowest 4% above ME |
| Robbinston and Cooper 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% |
16.6%±17Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cooper and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±14Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±9.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cooper and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$13kHighest 9% below ME |
$48,750±$15kLowest 35% below ME |
| Robbinston and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$212,500±$66kLowest 28% below ME |
| Robbinston and Cooper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,929Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 15.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
44 minHighest 78% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±11Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cooper and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.