Compare towns
Embden vs Perham vs St. Agatha
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
St. Agatha has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Embden | Perham | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 995Highest |
326Lowest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
55.3±8.6 23% above ME |
| Embden and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Embden and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2% ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
$75,417±$34kHighest about the ME average |
| St. Agatha and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$187,500±$47kHighest 37% below ME |
| St. Agatha and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $435±$176 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Highest 41% below ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
$1,617Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Agatha and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | — | — | Wisdom Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.