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Robbinston vs Windham 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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
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 | Windham | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 621 |
19,188Highest |
377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.6±3.1Highest 8% above ME |
| Charlotte 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% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Charlotte and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston and Charlotte 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte and Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$67,813±$18kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$808 8% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,000 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Robbinston and Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.