Compare towns
Perham vs Cushing 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).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
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 | Cushing | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
1,460Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above 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% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Cushing 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% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest 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% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing 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 |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Cushing 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing 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% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | — |
| 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.