Compare towns
Perham vs Corinth 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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k median).
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 | Corinth | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
2,990Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade 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% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth 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 |
$64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Corinth 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 |
$135,800±$31k 54% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $883±$157 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Corinth 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% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | — |
| High school in town | — | Central High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.