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Perham vs Orient vs Stockholm
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%).
Stockholm has the most renters (13.6% rent).
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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 | Stockholm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Highest |
137Lowest |
222 |
| Median age | 53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
54±7.3 21% above ME |
| Orient and Stockholm 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%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±7.3Lowest 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%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stockholm 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 |
— | $60,833±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Perham and Stockholm 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 |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$144,800±$27k 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,094±$180 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Highest 46% below ME |
— | $1,609Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Stockholm 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% |
13.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
— | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.5%±12.2 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.