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Perham vs Cornish 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 most affordable homes ($118k median).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Wade has the most people working from home (10.1%).
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 | Cornish | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
1,803Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% 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%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Cornish and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Cornish 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.