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Robbinston vs Wayne vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621Lowest |
1,101 |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Wayne 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% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Calais 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne 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% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Calais 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Wayne 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±$41k 23% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% 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 | $1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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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.