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Perham vs Winn vs Wade
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 highest household income ($63k).
Winn has the most affordable homes ($96k median).
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k 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 | Winn | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 326Highest |
287 |
244Lowest |
| Median age | 53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
57.1±6.1Highest 27% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Winn and Wade 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% |
12.2%±8.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.3%±14.8 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Winn 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% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.8%±5.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winn 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±$22kHighest 16% below ME |
$36,333±$7kLowest 51% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Perham and Wade 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 |
$95,600±$5kLowest 68% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$505 25% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,641 46% below ME |
$1,235Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±73.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winn 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% |
22%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1953 24 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.