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Roxbury vs Byron vs Perham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Byron has the highest household income ($90k).
Perham has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Byron | Perham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Highest |
174Lowest |
326 |
| Median age | 59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
58.9±12.3 31% above ME |
53±12.9Lowest 18% above ME |
| Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±2.3 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+ | 15.5% ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9Highest 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 | $51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME |
$62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
| Byron and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$122,700±$61kHighest 59% below ME |
$117,600±$9k 60% below ME |
| Byron and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $850Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,301 57% below ME |
$1,641Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | — | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.4% ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5% ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
43 minHighest 74% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Perham and Roxbury 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.