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Perham vs Union vs Burlington
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).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Burlington has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
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 | Union | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Lowest |
2,663Highest |
328 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53±12.9Highest 18% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
52.5±22.8 17% above ME |
| Perham and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±8.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Burlington 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% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Burlington 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$48,750±$14kLowest 35% below ME |
| Union 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±$9k 60% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$99,700±$21kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$582Lowest 81% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Perham and Union 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% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.