Compare towns
Perham vs Orient
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).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
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 | Orient |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 326Highest |
137Lowest |
| Median age | 53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
| Orient 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% |
16.8%±18.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Orient 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% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Orient 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
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| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.