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East Millinocket vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Millinocket has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Perham has the highest household income ($63k).
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 | East Millinocket | Perham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,495Highest |
326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
| Perham and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
| Perham and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
$117,600±$9kHighest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $449±$150 61% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | East Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Schenck High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.