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Perham vs Solon vs Sullivan
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).
Solon has the highest household income ($69k).
Sullivan has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Solon | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Lowest |
963 |
1,246Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
45.9±5.4Lowest about the ME average |
47.1±15 5% above ME |
| Perham and Sullivan 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% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Sullivan 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% |
23.9%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Perham and Solon 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% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan 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±$22k 16% below ME |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
| Solon 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 |
$183,600±$12k 38% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
| Sullivan and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $915±$100Highest 20% below ME |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
| Solon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan 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% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sumner Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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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.