What stands out worked out from the figures below

Perham has the most people working from home (8.4%).

Burlington has the most kids (24.1% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Perham	Burlington
People
Population	326Lowest	328Highest
Median age	53±12.9Highest 18% above ME	52.5±22.8Lowest 17% above ME
	Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.6%±8.5Lowest ME: 18.1%	24.1%±9.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Burlington and Perham 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%	24.7%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4%
	Burlington and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	18.7%Highest ME: 36.2%	10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8%	1.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,500±$22kHighest 16% below ME	$48,750±$14kLowest 35% below ME
	Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$117,600±$9kHighest 60% below ME	$99,700±$21kLowest 66% below ME
	Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,641Highest 46% below ME	$582Lowest 81% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	19.3%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%	93.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME	1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest about the ME average	39 minHighest 60% above ME
Work from home	8.4%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9%	5.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.