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Perham vs Roxbury 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).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 59.8).
Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).
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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 | Roxbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
352Highest |
310Lowest |
| Median age | 53±12.9 18% above ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME |
| Roxbury 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% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Springfield 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% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Roxbury 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 |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Perham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME |
| Springfield and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Highest 46% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,067 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest 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. | |||
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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.