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Perham vs Canton vs Chapman
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).
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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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 | Canton | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Lowest |
1,191Highest |
388 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +13.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Perham and Chapman 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% |
20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Canton 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% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Chapman 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% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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±$22k 16% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman 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 |
$165,000±$50k 44% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
| Chapman and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $485±$18 57% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,277Highest 25% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton 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% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton 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.