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Perham vs Levant vs Springfield
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).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).
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 | Levant | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
3,069Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Perham and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,370±$120 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Perham 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| 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.