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Perham vs Brooks vs Newburgh
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).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
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 | Brooks | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Lowest |
1,208 |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Perham and Brooks 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% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Newburgh 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Perham 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Brooks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Perham 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.