Compare towns
Bingham vs Patten vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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 | Bingham | Patten | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
1,154Highest |
326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2 25% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
| Perham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$127,600±$49kHighest 57% below ME |
$117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
| Patten and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$389±$99Highest 66% below ME |
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| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.