Compare towns
Perham vs Sidney 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 most affordable homes ($118k median).
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Springfield has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Sidney | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326 |
4,790Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Perham and Sidney 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,340±$304 18% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Perham and Sidney 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Springfield 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | — |
| 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.