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Robbinston vs Milo vs Calais
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 people working from home (6.6%).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
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 | Robbinston | Milo | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621Lowest |
2,165 |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
43.8±5.1Lowest 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 | 14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Milo and Calais 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% |
18.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Calais 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% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais and Milo 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 |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
| Robbinston and Calais 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 |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,010±$199 11% below ME |
| Robbinston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,478 51% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,684Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1 ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Robbinston and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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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.