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Casco vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Peru has the most kids (20.8% 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 | Casco | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,501Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
48±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Casco and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
| Casco and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$723±$16Lowest 37% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | None 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.