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Perham vs Dennysville 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).
Dennysville has the most expensive homes ($219k 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 | Dennysville | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Highest |
218Lowest |
244 |
| Median age | 53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
57.5±6.5Highest 28% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Dennysville 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% |
12.4%±9Lowest 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% |
31.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Dennysville 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% |
36.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dennysville 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±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
$39,250±$25kLowest 47% 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 |
$218,800±$68kHighest 26% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Dennysville and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,833Highest 40% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dennysville 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% |
30.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1955 22 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 11% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
8%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wade 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.