Compare towns
Perham vs Beals vs Westmanland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Westmanland has the oldest population (median age 60.5).
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 | Perham | Beals | Westmanland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
498Highest |
108Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
60.5±12.6Highest 35% above ME |
| Westmanland and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
3.7%±25.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
36.1%±25.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westmanland and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±14Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Westmanland and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
$64,063±$14kHighest 14% below ME |
$63,750±$26k 15% below ME |
| Beals and Westmanland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$222,900±$24k 25% below ME |
| Beals and Westmanland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $907±$378 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,827 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±10.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Westmanland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.