Compare towns
Perham vs Cherryfield vs Wade
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 highest household income ($63k).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Wade has the oldest housing (typical home built 1951).
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 | Cherryfield | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
809Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Wade 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% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Wade 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% |
32.4%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Cherryfield 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% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Cherryfield 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 |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Perham and Wade 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 |
$195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Cherryfield and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $428±$107 62% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield 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% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 22% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Cherryfield Public Schools | — |
| 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.