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Robbinston vs Phippsburg vs Charlotte
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 youngest population (median age 48.1).
Phippsburg has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Charlotte has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Phippsburg | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621 |
2,238Highest |
377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±2.7Lowest 7% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
48.6±3.1 8% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Charlotte and Robbinston 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% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte and Phippsburg 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 |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$67,813±$18kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
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| Robbinston and Phippsburg 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 |
$2,034Highest 33% below ME |
$2,000 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Robbinston and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phippsburg and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| 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.