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Perham vs Burnham
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).
Burnham has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Burnham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 326Lowest |
953Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
48.4±3.2Lowest 8% above ME |
| Perham and Burnham 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% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Burnham 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% |
22.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Burnham 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% |
20.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Burnham and Perham 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 |
$59,261±$18kLowest 21% below ME |
| Perham and Burnham 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 |
$178,100±$43kHighest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,308±$386 15% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,897Highest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.9%±49Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Burnham 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Burnham and Perham 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.