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Perham vs Prospect vs Westmanland
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).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Westmanland has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Prospect | Westmanland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
923Highest |
108Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
45.2±7.5Lowest about the ME average |
60.5±12.6Highest 35% above ME |
| Westmanland and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.7%±25.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Perham 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% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.1%±25.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westmanland 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% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±14Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Westmanland 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±$22kLowest 16% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$63,750±$26k 15% below ME |
| Prospect and Westmanland 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 |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$222,900±$24kHighest 25% below ME |
| Westmanland and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,107±$61 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,827 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Perham and Prospect 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±10.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westmanland 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.