Compare towns
Ashland vs Perham vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashland has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Guilford has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Ashland | Perham | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,080 |
326Lowest |
1,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -16.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.4±9.1 19% above ME |
53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
53.5±7.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Guilford and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.5%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±4.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ashland and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,838±$15kLowest 37% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
$53,173±$13k 29% below ME |
| Perham and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$49k 58% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$170,100±$31kHighest 43% below ME |
| Guilford and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $507±$336 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,511Lowest 50% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
$1,619 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±27.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
67%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Guilford and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 80/MSAD 04 |
| High school in town | — | — | Piscataquis Community Secondary School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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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.