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Robbinston vs Phippsburg vs Perry
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
Phippsburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Perry has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Phippsburg | Perry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621Lowest |
2,238Highest |
744 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
45.5±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Robbinston 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% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Perry 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±$13kLowest 9% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$82,056±$4k 10% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$196,400±$13kLowest 34% 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 |
$2,034 33% below ME |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Perry and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Perry Public Schools |
| 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.