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Amity vs Orient vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k 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 | Amity | Orient | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 395Highest |
137Lowest |
326 |
| Median age | 44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
| Orient and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
— | $62,500±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
| Amity and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
— | $1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Perham 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 24% above ME |
— | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
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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.