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Robbinston vs Whiting 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 most renters (17.3% rent).
Whiting has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Whiting | Perry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621 |
506Lowest |
744Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
45.5±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Whiting and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perry and Whiting 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% |
27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$82,056±$4kHighest 10% above ME |
| Perry 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±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
$214,200±$52k 28% below ME |
$196,400±$13kLowest 34% below ME |
| Robbinston and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
$600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
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| Robbinston and Whiting 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 |
$1,728 43% below ME |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Whiting 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% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 9% below ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
26 minHighest 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Whiting Public Schools | 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.