Compare towns
Brooks vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Brooks | Perham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
| Perham and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
| Perham and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.