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Perham vs Buckfield vs Weston
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).
Buckfield has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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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 | Buckfield | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
2,403Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Perham 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% |
13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Weston 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% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Buckfield 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 |
$77,917±$41kHighest 4% above ME |
$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
| Buckfield 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 |
$227,700±$18kHighest 23% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $521±$33 54% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$2,860Highest 6% below ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Buckfield and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | — | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.2 |
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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.