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Canton vs Perham vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Perham has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Springfield has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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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 | Canton | Perham | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191Highest |
326 |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kHighest 44% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Canton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18 57% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277Highest 25% below ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Canton and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.